Svetambara Jains

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Buddhist monk
gptkbp:allows Tirthankara Mallinatha as female
alms in bowls
canonical scriptures preserved
female mendicants
liberation possible for women
monks and nuns can possess minimal property
women can attain liberation
gptkbp:communityLanguage gptkb:Gujarati
gptkb:Hindi
gptkb:Marwari
English
gptkbp:coreBelief asceticism
non-violence
truth
gptkbp:diet strict vegetarianism
gptkbp:distinctFrom gptkb:Digambara_Jains
gptkbp:festival gptkb:Mahavir_Jayanti
gptkb:Paryushana
gptkbp:founded c. 3rd century BCE
gptkbp:hasTemple gptkb:Palitana_Temples
gptkb:Hutheesing_Jain_Temple
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Ahmedabad
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Svetambara Jains
gptkbp:iconography images of Tirthankaras with clothes
gptkbp:mainLine Svetambara is one of the two main sects of Jainism, the other being Digambara.
gptkbp:notableContributor gptkb:Acharya_Tulsi
gptkb:Acharya_Vijay_Vallabhsuri
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Girnar
gptkb:Palitana_Temples
gptkb:Shatrunjaya
gptkb:Hutheesing_Temple
gptkb:Kumbharia
gptkb:Taranga
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:India
gptkbp:population majority of Jains in Gujarat
gptkbp:practicedIn gptkb:Sallekhana
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Jainism
gptkbp:religiousOrder gptkb:Svetambara_monks
gptkb:Svetambara_nuns
gptkbp:rituals gptkb:Puja
gptkb:Pratikraman
gptkb:Samayika
gptkbp:scripture gptkb:Agamas
gptkb:Prakrit
gptkbp:subspecies gptkb:Murtipujaka
gptkb:Sthanakvasi
gptkb:Terapanthi
gptkbp:symbol white robe
gptkbp:wornBy white clothes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Parshvanatha
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5