Śvetāmbara
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alt=|thumb|An idol of the 23rd tirthankara Parshvanatha at a Jain temple in Mysore, depicting Śvetāmbara iconography
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History and lineage
- Scriptures and literature
- ''Āgamas'' or Canonical Literature
- Non-Canonical Literature
- Religious practices
- The ''Chaturvidha Sangha''
- Monasticism
- Preparing for Initiation
- Initiation
- Monastic Possessions (''Āvaśyakas'')
- Begging for Alms
- Wandering
- Classes of Monks
- Other Duties
- Laity
- 12 ''Vrats'' (Vows) of Householders
- 6 ''Āvaśyakas'' (Essential Observances) of Householders
- ''Jinpūjā'' and ''Caityavandan'' (Idol Worship)
- ''Vyākhyāna'' and ''Guruvandan'' (Interaction with Mendicants)
- Religious festivals
- ''Paryuṣaṇa''
- ''Śāśvata Navpad Oli''
- ''Jñāna Pañcamī''
- ''Maun Ekādaśī''
- ''Phālguṇa Pherī''
- ''Dhvajā Mahotsava''
- ''Akshaya Tritiya''
- ''Sthanakvasi'' and ''Terapanthi'' (Aniconic) Traditions
- Shri Jain Shwetambar Conference
- Origins and Formation (1893–1902)
- Objectives and Scope
- Activities and Milestones
- Institutional Impact
- Differences with Digambaras
- See also
- References
- Citations
- Sources
- External links
alt=|thumb|An idol of the 23rd tirthankara Parshvanatha at a Jain temple in Mysore, depicting Śvetāmbara iconography
The Śvetāmbara (; also spelled Shwetambara, Shvetambara, Svetambara or Swetambara) is one of the two main branches of Jainism, the other being the Digambara. Śvetāmbara in Sanskrit means "white-clad", and refers to its ascetics' practice of wearing white clothes, which sets it apart from the Digambara or "sky-clad" Jains whose ascetic practitioners go nude. Śvetāmbaras do not believe that ascetics must practice nudity.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Śvetāmbara” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.