Svetambara Jainism

GPTKB entity

Statements (60)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Buddhist monk
gptkbp:acceptsCanonicalTexts gptkb:Agamas
gptkbp:acceptsWomenLiberation true
gptkbp:allowsWomenMonks true
gptkbp:believesTirthankarasEatFood true
gptkbp:coreBelief asceticism
celibacy
non-possession
non-violence
truth
gptkbp:date c. 3rd century BCE
gptkbp:distinctFrom gptkb:Digambara_Jainism
gptkbp:festival gptkb:Mahavir_Jayanti
gptkb:Paryushana
gptkbp:foundedIn gptkb:India
gptkbp:hasTemple white marble
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Ahmedabad
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Svetambara Jainism
gptkbp:iconography Tirthankaras with clothes
images with glass eyes
gptkbp:monasticDress white robe
gptkbp:notableContributor gptkb:Acharya_Mahapragya
gptkb:Acharya_Tulsi
gptkb:Acharya_Vijay_Vallabh_Surishwarji
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Palitana_Temples
gptkb:Hutheesing_Jain_Temple
gptkb:Shatrunjaya
gptkbp:numberOfTirthankaras 24
gptkbp:opposedBy nudity for monks
gptkbp:philosophy gptkb:Anekantavada
gptkb:Syadvada
Ahimsa
gptkbp:populationEstimate about 4 million
gptkbp:region gptkb:Maharashtra
gptkb:Gujarat
gptkb:Rajasthan
gptkbp:religiousOrder gptkb:Gaccha
gptkb:Samgha
gptkbp:rituals gptkb:meditation
fasting
idol worship
temple rituals
gptkbp:scripture gptkb:Agamas
gptkb:Prakrit
gptkbp:subspecies gptkb:Murtipujaka
gptkb:Sthanakvasi
gptkb:Terapanthi
gptkbp:wearsWhiteClothes true
gptkbp:worshippedIn gptkb:Mahavira
gptkb:Parshvanatha
gptkb:Rishabhanatha
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sammed_Shikharji
gptkb:Bhagavati_Sutra
gptkb:Digambara_Jainism
gptkb:Murtipujaka
gptkb:Acaranga_Sutra
gptkb:Anuyogadvara_Sutra
gptkb:Samavayanga_Sutra
gptkb:Sthananga_Sutra
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6