Śvētāmbara Jainism

GPTKB entity

Statements (64)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Buddhist monk
gptkbp:allows 19th Tirthankara Mallinatha as female
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Digambara_Jainism
gptkbp:date 3rd century BCE
gptkbp:diet strict vegetarianism
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature accept women as nuns
believe Mahavira had children
believe Mahavira was married
believe original Jain scriptures are preserved
monks wear white clothes
gptkbp:festival gptkb:Mahavir_Jayanti
gptkb:Paryushana
gptkbp:foundedIn gptkb:India
gptkbp:hasTemple elaborate temple rituals
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Palitana
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Śvētāmbara Jainism
gptkbp:iconography images with glass eyes
Tirthankaras depicted with simple loincloth
ornamented idols
gptkbp:mainDeity gptkb:Mahavira
gptkbp:majorSubsects gptkb:Murtipujaka
gptkb:Sthanakvasi
gptkb:Terapanthi
gptkbp:monasticRule monks carry a muhapatti (mouth-cloth)
monks carry a rajoharana (broom)
gptkbp:notableContributor gptkb:Acharya_Mahapragya
gptkb:Acharya_Tulsi
gptkb:Acharya_Vijay_Vallabhsuri
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Acharanga_Sutra
gptkb:Mulasutras
gptkb:Kalpa_Sūtra
gptkb:Samavayanga_Sutra
gptkb:Sthananga_Sutra
gptkb:Chheda_Sutras
gptkb:Upanga_Agamas
Niryukti
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Palitana_Temples
gptkb:Hutheesing_Jain_Temple
gptkb:Shankheshwar_Jain_Temple
gptkbp:organization gptkb:Sangha
gptkb:Gaccha
gptkbp:philosophy gptkb:Anekantavada
gptkb:Syadvada
Ahimsa
gptkbp:population majority of Jains in Gujarat and Rajasthan
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Jainism
gptkbp:religiousOrder Śvētāmbara monks and nuns
gptkbp:rituals fasting
almsgiving
pratikraman
puja (worship)
samayik
gptkbp:scripture gptkb:Agamas
gptkb:Prakrit
gptkbp:scripturePreservation believe Agamas are preserved
gptkbp:symbol white robe
gptkbp:分布地区 gptkb:Maharashtra
gptkb:Western_India
gptkb:Gujarat
gptkb:Madhya_Pradesh
gptkb:Rajasthan
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Uttaradhyayana_Sutra
gptkb:Terapanthi
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6