Svetambara

E51775

Jain sect religious tradition

Svetambara is one of the two main Jain monastic and lay traditions, distinguished by its white-clad monks and nuns and its emphasis on non-possession and ascetic discipline.

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All labels observed (29)

Label	Occurrences
Śvetāmbara Jainism	27
Śvetāmbara Jains	12
Svetambara Jainism	9
Śvetāmbara	9
Śvetāmbara Jain tradition	9
Svetambara Jain tradition	5
Shvetambara Jains	4
Svetambara canonical	4
Svetambara Jains	4
Śvētāmbara Jainism	4
Śvētāmbara Jains	3
Shvetambara Jain tradition	2
Śvetāmbara Jain community	2
Śvetāmbara Mūrtipūjaka	2
Śvetāmbara monks	2
Śvetāmbara nuns	2
Shvetambara Jainism	1
Shvetambara sect	1
Sthanakvasi	1
Sthanakvasi Jain tradition	1
Svetambara scholars	1
Svetambara sect	1
Svetambara tradition	1
Śvetāmbara Jain saṅgha	1
Śvetāmbara Sthānakavāsī	1
Śvetāmbara community	1
Śvetāmbara monastic community	1
Śvetāmbara monastic tradition	1
ŚvetāmbaraJainScripturalTradition	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T407474 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Svetambara
Context triple: [Jainism, majorSect, Svetambara]

A. Shaivism
Shaivism is a major Hindu tradition centered on the worship of the god Shiva as the supreme being, encompassing diverse philosophical schools, rituals, and devotional practices.
B. Dvaita
Dvaita is a dualistic school of Hindu philosophy that emphasizes a fundamental distinction between the individual soul and the supreme God, typically identified as Vishnu.
C. Agamas
The Agamas are the canonical sacred texts of Jainism that record the teachings of the Tirthankaras and form the doctrinal foundation of the Jain religious tradition.
D. Mahavira
Mahavira was the 24th and last Tirthankara of Jainism, revered as a great spiritual teacher who revitalized and systematized the Jain religious tradition.
E. Jainism
Jainism is an ancient Indian religion that emphasizes non-violence, truth, and asceticism as the path to spiritual liberation.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Svetambara
Target entity description: Svetambara is one of the two main Jain monastic and lay traditions, distinguished by its white-clad monks and nuns and its emphasis on non-possession and ascetic discipline.

A. Shaivism
Shaivism is a major Hindu tradition centered on the worship of the god Shiva as the supreme being, encompassing diverse philosophical schools, rituals, and devotional practices.
B. Dvaita
Dvaita is a dualistic school of Hindu philosophy that emphasizes a fundamental distinction between the individual soul and the supreme God, typically identified as Vishnu.
C. Agamas
The Agamas are the canonical sacred texts of Jainism that record the teachings of the Tirthankaras and form the doctrinal foundation of the Jain religious tradition.
D. Mahavira
Mahavira was the 24th and last Tirthankara of Jainism, revered as a great spiritual teacher who revitalized and systematized the Jain religious tradition.
E. Jainism
Jainism is an ancient Indian religion that emphasizes non-violence, truth, and asceticism as the path to spiritual liberation.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Jain sect ⓘ religious tradition ⓘ
allows	women to become nuns ⓘ
believes	Jina Mahavira wore clothing ⓘ
contrastsWith	Digambara ⓘ linked to: Digambara Jains
differsFromDigambaraIn	view on nudity of monks ⓘ view on women attaining liberation ⓘ
emphasizes	ahimsa ⓘ ascetic discipline ⓘ non-possession ⓘ non-violence ⓘ
ethicalFocus	celibacy ⓘ five vows ⓘ non-attachment ⓘ non-possession ⓘ non-stealing ⓘ truthfulness ⓘ
festivalObserved	Mahavira Jayanti ⓘ linked to: Mahavir Jayanti Paryushana ⓘ
geographicRegion	India ⓘ
hasLayCommunity	Svetambara laity ⓘ
hasMonasticOrder	Svetambara monks ⓘ Svetambara nuns ⓘ linked to: Jain nuns
hasSubtradition	Murtipujaka ⓘ Sthanakvasi ⓘ linked to: Svetambara Terapanthi ⓘ linked to: Nirgranthas
isOneOf	two main Jain sects ⓘ two main Jain traditions ⓘ
majorPresenceIn	Gujarat ⓘ Rajasthan ⓘ Western India ⓘ
monasticDress	white robes ⓘ
monasticIdeal	itinerant asceticism ⓘ
monasticRule	avoidance of harm to living beings ⓘ strict dietary restrictions ⓘ
monksWear	white clothing ⓘ
nameMeaning	white-clad ⓘ
nunsWear	white clothing ⓘ
originPeriod	ancient India ⓘ
religion	Jainism ⓘ
scripturalAuthority	Svetambara canon ⓘ linked to: Mulasutras
scripturalCanon	Agamas ⓘ
scripturalLanguage	Prakrit ⓘ
teaches	women can attain moksha ⓘ
uses	muhpatti ⓘ rajoharan ⓘ
venerates	Mahavira ⓘ Tirthankaras ⓘ
worshipPracticesInclude	image worship ⓘ temple worship ⓘ

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Referenced by (113)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jainism → majorSect → Svetambara ⓘ

Agamas → veneratedBy → Svetambara Jains ⓘ

linked to: Svetambara

Paryushana → observedBy → Śvetāmbara Jains ⓘ

linked to: Svetambara

Svetambara → hasSubtradition → Sthanakvasi ⓘ

linked to: Svetambara

Mahavir Jayanti → religiousTradition → Śvētāmbara Jainism ⓘ

linked to: Svetambara

Palitana temples → associatedCommunity → Svetambara Jains ⓘ

linked to: Svetambara

Girnar Jain temples → associatedWith → Svetambara Jain tradition ⓘ

linked to: Svetambara

Jain literature → coreScriptureOf → Svetambara Jainism ⓘ

linked to: Svetambara

Ardhamagadhi Prakrit → associatedWithSect → Svetambara Jainism ⓘ

linked to: Svetambara

Angas → associatedWith → Śvetāmbara Jain tradition ⓘ

linked to: Svetambara

Chedasutras → tradition → Śvetāmbara ⓘ

linked to: Svetambara

Chedasutras → associatedWith → Śvetāmbara monastic community ⓘ

linked to: Svetambara

Trishala → veneratedIn → Śvetāmbara Jainism ⓘ

linked to: Svetambara

Yashoda → associatedTradition → Śvetāmbara Jain tradition ⓘ

linked to: Svetambara

anekantavada → historicallyAssociatedWith → Svetambara tradition ⓘ

subject linked to: anekantavada (doctrine of non-one-sidedness)

linked to: Svetambara

Pajjusana → observedBy → Śvetāmbara Jains ⓘ

linked to: Svetambara

Samvatsari → observedBy → Śvetāmbara Jains ⓘ

linked to: Svetambara

Kshamavani → observedBy → Śvetāmbara Jains ⓘ

linked to: Svetambara

Pratikraman → performedBy → Śvetāmbara Jains ⓘ

linked to: Svetambara

Parasnath Hill → visitedBy → Shvetambara Jains ⓘ

linked to: Svetambara

Murtipujaka → partOf → Śvetāmbara Jainism ⓘ

linked to: Svetambara

Murtipujaka → hasClergy → Śvetāmbara monks ⓘ

linked to: Svetambara

Murtipujaka → isLargestSubgroupOf → Śvetāmbara Jainism ⓘ

linked to: Svetambara

Upangas → associatedWithSect → Śvetāmbara ⓘ

linked to: Svetambara

Upangas → tradition → ŚvetāmbaraJainScripturalTradition ⓘ

linked to: Svetambara

Culikasutras → tradition → Svetambara Jainism ⓘ

linked to: Svetambara

Rishabhanatha → veneratedBy → Śvetāmbara Jains ⓘ

linked to: Svetambara

Jains → majorTradition → Svetambara ⓘ

Kumarapala → associatedReligion → Svetambara Jainism ⓘ

linked to: Svetambara

Shatrunjaya temple complex → primarySect → Śvetāmbara Jainism ⓘ

linked to: Svetambara

Neminatha → tradition → Śvetāmbara Jainism ⓘ

linked to: Svetambara

Neminatha → veneratedBy → Śvetāmbara Jains ⓘ

linked to: Svetambara

Parshvanatha → veneratedIn → Svetambara Jainism ⓘ

linked to: Svetambara

Mallinatha → veneratedIn → Śvetāmbara Jainism ⓘ

linked to: Svetambara

Adinatha → associatedWith → Śvetāmbara Jain tradition ⓘ

linked to: Svetambara

Neminath Jain Temple → associatedWithSect → Svetambara Jainism ⓘ

linked to: Svetambara

Siddhachakra → associatedWith → Shvetambara Jain tradition ⓘ

linked to: Svetambara

Siddhachakra → associatedWith → Sthanakvasi Jain tradition ⓘ

linked to: Svetambara

Shatrunjaya Hill → associatedWithSect → Svetambara Jains ⓘ

subject linked to: Shatrunjaya hill

linked to: Svetambara

Parshvanath Jain Temple → associatedWith → Śvētāmbara Jainism ⓘ

linked to: Svetambara

Adinath temple → associatedWith → Śvetāmbara Jain tradition ⓘ

linked to: Svetambara

Mallinath temple → associatedWith → Śvetāmbara Jainism ⓘ

linked to: Svetambara

Dilwara Temples → affiliation → Śvetāmbara Jainism ⓘ

linked to: Svetambara

Kankali Tila → associatedWithCommunity → Śvetāmbara Jains ⓘ

linked to: Svetambara

Jain Agamas → tradition → Śvetāmbara Jainism ⓘ

linked to: Svetambara

Jain Agamas → authorityIn → Śvetāmbara Jainism ⓘ

linked to: Svetambara

Svetambara canon → followedBy → Svetambara sect ⓘ

linked to: Svetambara

Svetambara canon → followedBy → Svetambara Jains ⓘ

linked to: Svetambara

Svetambara canon → religiousBranch → Svetambara ⓘ

Svetambara canon → preservedBy → Svetambara scholars ⓘ

linked to: Svetambara

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