The Śvetāmbara (/ʃwɛˈtʌmbərə/; also spelled Shwetambara, Shvetambara, Svetambara or Swetambara) is one of the two main branches of Jainism, the other being...
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Jain schools and branches (section Śvetāmbara)
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...
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Digambara (section Differences with Śvetāmbara sect)
Digambara Jain tradition with what Śvetāmbara call as "eight concealments", of rejecting Jain texts preserved by the Śvetāmbara tradition, and misunderstanding...
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Śvetāmbara Terapanth is a sect of the Śvetāmbara Jainism that was founded by Acharya Bhikshu in Vikram Samvat 1817. Acharya Bhikshu believed in strict...
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Mathura depict Śvetāmbara iconography and inscriptions of the monastic lineage exactly as mentioned in the Kalpa Sūtra, an ancient Śvetāmbara text authored...
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Jain literature (redirect from Śvētāmbara literature)
scholars. The existing Śvētāmbara canons are based on the Vallabhi council texts. From the 15th century onwards, various Śvetāmbara subsects began to disagree...
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Jinasena, Trisasti-salaka-purusa-caritra by the Śvetāmbara monk Acharya Hemachandra, Kalpa Sutra (a Śvetāmbara Jain text written by Bhadrabāhu that contains...
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Pattavali (section Śvetāmbara Lineage)
Differences arise from Sthulabhadra onwards, whose undisputed adherence to the Śvetāmbara is confirmed. Kalpasutra gives a lineage starting with Pushyagiri after...
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where Svetambara iconography starts appearing. Several scholars and scriptures of other religions as well as those of their counterpart Śvetāmbara Jains...
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List of Jain monks (section Śvētāmbara ascetics)
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...
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idol of Sambhavnatha which was consecrated by Svetambara Jain monk Acharya Suhastisuri. In 1055 CE, Śvetāmbara monk Acharya Gunsagarsuri consecrated a new...
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periods between any two consecutive tirthankaras. According to ancient Śvetāmbara texts such as Uttaradhyayana Sutra, owing to this short period of time...
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belong to the Śvetāmbara sect, some also belong to the Digambara sect. The hill is considered sacred by both Digambara and the Śvetāmbara branches of Jainism...
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text, Mahavira was born in Kundagrama in the Kingdom of the Videhas; the Śvētāmbara Kalpa Sūtra uses the name "Kundagrama", said to be located in present-day...
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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...
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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...
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Sthānakavāsī (redirect from Svetambara Sthanakvasi)
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...
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Bhadrabāhu (section Śvetāmbara biography)
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...
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Ambika mata temple, Kangra fort Kangra Śvetāmbara Jain temple Ambika mata temple, Kangra fort Kangra Śvetāmbara Jain temple Jal Mandir Shri Sammed Shikharji...
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Digambara and the Śvētāmbara. The Kalpa Sūtra describes Mahavira's asceticism in detail; from it and from the Ācārāṅga Sūtra, most of the Śvetāmbara ascetic practices...
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Murtipujaka (category Śvetāmbara sects)
the largest sect of Śvetāmbara Jainism.[citation needed] Mūrtipūjaka Jains differ from both Śvetāmbara Sthānakavāsī and Śvetāmbara Terāpanthī Jains in...
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connection with Jainism. Southwestern Rajasthan was the main centre for Śvetāmbara Jainism.[citation needed] Major Digambara centres are in the northern...
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Adbhuta-Padmavati-Kalpa is Śvetāmbara text composed by Shri Chandra Suri, 12th century. Padmavati-astaka composed by Śvetāmbara scholar Parshvadeva gani...
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accepted as authoritative in both its major sub-traditions – Digambara and Śvētāmbara – as well as the minor sub-traditions. It is a philosophical text, and...
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Hemachandra (category Śvetāmbara monks)
According to Olle Quarnström it is "the most comprehensive treatise on Śvetāmbara Jainism known to us". The Siddha-Hema-Śabdanuśāśana includes six languages:...
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Within the six sections of the Jain literary corpus belonging to the Śvetāmbara school, it is classed as one of the Cheda Sūtras. This Sutra contains...
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worshipped by the Śvetāmbara sect and it is one of the 108 most revered images of the 23rd Tirtankara Parshvanatha as believed by the Śvetāmbara Murtipujak sect...
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Digambara and Śvetāmbara have different depictions of idols. Digambara images are naked without any ornamentation, whereas Śvetāmbara ones are clothed...
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Jirawala Tirth is a Śvetāmbara Jain temple in Jirawala village of Sirohi District in Rajasthan, India. It is situated 58km from Abu Road. The temple is...
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idol of Sambhavnatha which was consecrated by Svetambara Jain monk Acharya Suhastisuri. In 1055 AD, Śvetāmbara monk Acharya Gunsagarsuri consecrated a new...
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