The Śvetāmbara (/ʃwɛˈtʌmbərə/; also spelled Shwetambara, Shvetambara, Svetambara or Swetambar) is one of the two main branches of Jainism, the other being...

the Council of Valabhi was organized by Śvētāmbara, which Digambara did not attend. At the council, the Śvētāmbara adopted the texts they had preserved as...

not require celibacy and allowed monks to wear simple outer garments. Śvētāmbara texts, such as section 2.15 of the Acharanga Sutra, say that Mahavira's...

Śvetāmbara Terapanth is a sect of the Śvetāmbara Jainism that was founded by Acharya Bhikshu in Vikram Samvat 1817. Acharya Bhikshu believed in strict...

Vallabsuriji Haribhadra, c. 7th century CE. Śvētāmbara. Hemachandra, 1089–1172 CE. Śvētāmbara. Hiravijaya, Śvētāmbara; he influenced Acharya Mahaprajna - Acharya...

major Jain traditions. In 453 or 466 CE, the Śvētāmbara order held another council at Vallabhi. The Śvētāmbaras recompiled the Agamas and recorded them as...

Śvētāmbara Murtipujakas recite the Kalpa Sūtra, which includes a recitation of the section on the birth of Mahavira on the fifth day. Some Śvētāmbara...

Digambara and Śvētāmbara. Shikharji along with Ashtapad, Girnar, Dilwara Temples of Mount Abu and Shatrunjaya are known as Śvētāmbara Pancha Tirth (five...

and can be divided into two major denominations: the Digambara and the Śvētāmbara. The monastic practices of the two major sects vary greatly, but the major...

nature of the temple has been an issue between Digambara, Śvētāmbara and Hindus. The Śvētāmbara murtipujaka Acharya Tirthavijaya endeavoured to free Kesariyaji...