Shvetambara tradition

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Buddhist monk
gptkbp:allows canonical texts (Agamas)
gptkbp:assumes women can attain liberation
Mahavira wore white clothes
gptkbp:femaleAscetics sadhvis
gptkbp:festival gptkb:Mahavir_Jayanti
gptkb:Paryushana
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Anekantavada
gptkb:Aparigraha
Ahimsa
gptkbp:founded c. 3rd century BCE
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Gujarat
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shvetambara tradition
gptkbp:iconography Tirthankaras depicted with clothes
gptkbp:maleAscetics sadhus
gptkbp:monasticDiscipline less strict than Digambara
gptkbp:monksCarry begging bowl
muhapatti
rajoharan
gptkbp:monksWear white robes
gptkbp:notableContributor gptkb:Acharya_Prem_Suri
gptkb:Acharya_Rajendrasuri
gptkb:Acharya_Shantisagar
gptkb:Acharya_Sushil_Kumar
gptkb:Acharya_Hemachandra
gptkb:Acharya_Bhikshu
gptkb:Acharya_Anand_Rishiji
gptkb:Acharya_Mahapragya
gptkb:Acharya_Tulsi
gptkb:Acharya_Vijay_Vallabhsuri
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Hutheesing_Jain_Temple
gptkb:Palitana_temples
gptkb:Shankheshwar_Parshwanath_Temple
gptkbp:numberOfTirthankaras 24
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Digambara_tradition
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:India
gptkbp:population majority of Jain population in India
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Jainism
gptkbp:religiousOrder gptkb:Gaccha
gptkbp:rituals gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkbp:scripture gptkb:Agamas
gptkb:Prakrit
gptkbp:subspecies gptkb:Murtipujaka
gptkb:Sthanakvasi
gptkb:Terapanthi
gptkbp:worshippedIn gptkb:Tirthankaras
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Neminatha_Purana
gptkb:Anantanath
gptkb:Padmaprabha
gptkb:Padalipta_Suri
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7