Qué (quién) es Śvētāmbara - definición
Śvētāmbara
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![[[Tirth Pat]] on display at [[Prince of Wales museum]], Mumbai](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Tirthapata.JPG?width=200 "[[Tirth Pat]] on display at [[Prince of Wales museum]], Mumbai")
BRANCH OF JAINISM
Shvetambara; Shvetambar; Svetambar; Swetambar; Shwetambar; Svetambar Terapanthi; Swetembar Terapanth; Svetembar Terapanth; Shwetamber; Svethambara; Svetambara; Swetamber; Baba Dittu Ji; Shewtambar; Svetambara Terapanth; Shwetambara; Śvetāmbara; Shewtambar Terapanth; Śvētāmbar
The Śvētāmbara (; śvētapaṭa; also spelled Shwethambara, Svetambar, Shvetambara or Swetambar) is one of the two main branches of Jainism, the other being the Digambara. Śvētāmbara means "white-clad", and refers to its ascetics' practice of wearing white clothes, which sets it apart from the Digambara "sky-clad" Jains, whose ascetic practitioners go nude.
Svetambara
BRANCH OF JAINISM
Shvetambara; Shvetambar; Svetambar; Swetambar; Shwetambar; Svetambar Terapanthi; Swetembar Terapanth; Svetembar Terapanth; Shwetamber; Svethambara; Svetambara; Swetamber; Baba Dittu Ji; Shewtambar; Svetambara Terapanth; Shwetambara; Śvetāmbara; Shewtambar Terapanth; Śvētāmbar
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¦ noun a member of one of the two principal sects of Jainism, who practise asceticism and wear white clothing. See also Digambara.
Origin
from Sanskrit svetambara, lit. 'white-clad'.
Jain literature
![Āchārya [[Kundakunda]], one of the most important Digambara philosophers](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Acharya KundaKunda.jpg?width=200 "Āchārya [[Kundakunda]], one of the most important Digambara philosophers")
![Bust of Hemachandra at [[Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bust of Acharya Hemachandra.jpg?width=200 "Bust of Hemachandra at [[Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University]]")
![[[Mangulam]] inscription dated 2nd century BCE](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mangulam inscription.jpg?width=200 "[[Mangulam]] inscription dated 2nd century BCE")
![Gautama]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Suryaprajnapati Sutra.jpg?width=200 "Gautama]].")
![Tattvārthsūtra]] is regarded as the most authoritative book on Jainism, and the only text authoritative in both the Svetambara and Digambara sects](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Tattvarthsutra.jpg?width=200 "Tattvārthsūtra]] is regarded as the most authoritative book on Jainism, and the only text authoritative in both the Svetambara and Digambara sects")
TEXTS RELATED TO THE RELIGION OF JAINISM
Śvētāmbara literature; Agam Sutras; Languages of Jain literature; Āgama (Jainism); Jain scriptures; Aagam; Jain Agams; Jain texts; Jain canons; Jain text; Jains texts; Jain Agama; Nava Tatva Sutra; Jain languages; Jain agama; Pannavana Sutta; Jain poet; Jain Scriptures; Jain agams; Jain Aagams; Jain Agamas (Digambara); Jaina work; Digambara literature; Jain Agamas; Jain Agamas(Śvētāmbara); Jain Scripture; Jain Angas; Jain Agamas (Śvētāmbara); Jain Sauraseni
Jain literature (Devanagri: जैन साहित्य) refers to the literature of the Jain religion. It is a vast and ancient literary tradition, which was initially transmitted orally.
