Shwetambara Jainism

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Buddhist monk
gptkbp:acceptsScriptures gptkb:Agamas
gptkbp:allows canonical texts
female ascetics
gptkbp:assumes women can attain liberation
gptkbp:believesTirthankaras can be women
gptkbp:coreBelief gptkb:anekantavada_(non-absolutism)
ahimsa (non-violence)
aparigraha (non-possessiveness)
gptkbp:date 3rd century BCE
gptkbp:diet strict vegetarianism
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature white clothing
gptkbp:festival gptkb:Mahavir_Jayanti
gptkb:Paryushana
gptkbp:foundedIn gptkb:India
gptkbp:hasTemple elaborate temples
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Gujarat
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shwetambara Jainism
gptkbp:iconography Tirthankaras depicted with clothes
gptkbp:leaderTitle gptkb:Muni
gptkb:Shravak
gptkb:Upadhyaya
gptkb:Sadhvi
Acharya
Shravika
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Prakrit
gptkbp:monksWear white robes
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Palitana_Temples
gptkb:Hutheesing_Jain_Temple
gptkb:Shankheshwar_Parshwanath_Temple
gptkbp:numberOfTirthankaras 24
gptkbp:nunsWear white robes
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Digambara_Jainism
Digambara view of nudity
gptkbp:population majority of Jains in western India
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Jainism
gptkbp:religiousOrder gptkb:Murtipujaka
gptkb:Sthanakvasi
gptkb:Terapanthi
gptkbp:rituals puja
pratikraman
samayik
gptkbp:scripture gptkb:Agamas
gptkbp:spiritualGoal moksha
gptkbp:worshippedIn gptkb:Derasar
gptkb:Tirthankaras
gptkbp:الانتشار_الجغرافي gptkb:Maharashtra
gptkb:Delhi
gptkb:Gujarat
gptkb:Madhya_Pradesh
gptkb:Rajasthan
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sthanakvasi
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6