The Śvetāmbara (/ʃwɛˈtʌmbərə/; also spelled Shwetambara, Shvetambara, Svetambara or Swetambara) is one of the two main branches of Jainism, the other being...

came to be known as Śvetāmbara. Followers of Sivabhuti came to be known as Digambaras. This is how the Digambara and Śvetāmbara sect came about. The...

Digambara Jain tradition with what Śvetāmbara call as "eight concealments", of rejecting Jain texts preserved by the Śvetāmbara tradition, and misunderstanding...

Śvetāmbara Terapanth (तेरापंथ धर्मसंघ) is a sect of the Śvetāmbara Jainism that was founded by Acharya Bhikshu in Vikram Samvat 1817. Acharya Bhikshu believed...

Sivabhuti. This is how the Digambara and Śvetāmbara sects arose, the Digambara being naked whereas the Śvētāmbara were white-clothed. According to a later...

illegally occupy the Śvetāmbara dharmaśālā by Digambaras. The matter of unprecedented violence against Śvetāmbaras, Śvetāmbara monks and nuns, and discrimination...

scholars. The existing Śvētāmbara canons are based on the Vallabhi council texts. From the 15th century onwards, various Śvetāmbara subsects began to disagree...

where Svetambara iconography starts appearing. Several scholars and scriptures of other religions as well as those of their counterpart Śvetāmbara Jains...

Jinasena, Trisasti-salaka-purusa-caritra by the Śvetāmbara monk Acharya Hemachandra, Kalpa Sutra (a Śvetāmbara Jain text written by Bhadrabāhu that contains...

Differences arise from Sthulabhadra onwards, whose undisputed adherence to the Śvetāmbara is confirmed. Kalpasutra gives a lineage starting with Pushyagiri after...

father's name was Siddhartha. According to the second chapter of the Śvētāmbara Ācārāṅga Sūtra, Siddhartha and his family were devotees of Parshvanatha...

idol of Sambhavnatha which was consecrated by Svetambara Jain monk Acharya Suhastisuri. In 1055 CE, Śvetāmbara monk Acharya Gunsagarsuri consecrated a new...

believed by the Śvetāmbara Murtipujaks. Some scholars believe that it originally had 44 verses based on the fact that the Śvetāmbara sect always had more...

It is also known as Navapada in the Śvetāmbara tradition and Navadevta in the Digambara tradition. In the Śvetāmbara tradition it is associated with the...

well-known as the founder of the Oswāl clan of Śvetāmbara Jains. Vimalsuri- a 3rd century Jain monk of the Śvetāmbara Murtipujaka sect. He is best known for his...

Ācārya Bhadrabāhu (c. 367 – c. 298 BC) was, according to both the Śvetāmbara and Digambara sects of Jainism, the last Shruta Kevalin (all knowing by hearsay...

the largest sect of Śvetāmbara Jainism.[citation needed] Mūrtipūjaka Jains differ from both Śvetāmbara Sthānakavāsī and Śvetāmbara Terāpanthī Jains in...

Ambika mata temple, Kangra fort Kangra Śvetāmbara Jain temple Ambika mata temple, Kangra fort Kangra Śvetāmbara Jain temple Jal Mandir Shri Sammed Shikharji...

Sthānakavāsī is a sect of Śvetāmbara Jainism which was created in the medieval era. The Sthanakvasi, whose name refers to the sect’s preference for performing...

A Śvetāmbara legend as stated in the 14th century text Prabandha-Chintamani says that he was locked up to test the mantric powers of Śvetāmbara Jain...

idol of Sambhavnatha which was consecrated by Svetambara Jain monk Acharya Suhastisuri. In 1055 AD, Śvetāmbara monk Acharya Gunsagarsuri consecrated a new...

Śvetāmbara sect, some also belong to the Digambara sect. The hill and some of the temples are considered sacred by both Digambara and the Śvetāmbara branches...

Palitana the "city of temples". It is one of the most sacred sites of the Śvetāmbara tradition within Jainism. The earliest temples in the complex date as...

5th-century Śvetāmbara text Avashyak Bhashya, written by Jinabhadra. Little is known about him apart from a single story mentioned in this ancient Śvetāmbara text...

periods between any two consecutive tirthankaras. According to ancient Śvetāmbara texts such as Uttaradhyayana Sutra, owing to this short period of time...

temple is an important Śvetāmbara Jain pilgrimage center, and the Jirawala Parshvanath idol is one of the 108 prominent Śvetāmbara Parshvanath idols. According...

However, on 30th March 1966, Rajasthan High Court declared that it was a Śvetāmbara Jain temple. The main idol of the temple, popularly known as Kesariyaji...

connection with Jainism. Southwestern Rajasthan was the main centre for Śvetāmbara Jainism.[citation needed] Major Digambara centres are in the northern...

Nakodaji Tirth is a major Śvetāmbara Jain tirth (pilgrimage site) of Tirthankara Parshwanatha in the Indian state of Rajasthan, located between the villages...

and longing for the enjoyment of pleasures in the future. The ancient Śvetāmbara Jain text Ācārāṅga Sūtra, dated to about 3rd or 2nd century BCE, describes...