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Svetambara
noun
Sve·tam·ba·ra
\s(h)wāˈtämbərə\
Definition of Svetambara
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: a major Jain sect whose members clothe themselves and their sacred images in white and in contrast to the Digambaras assert that women can attain salvation
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Origin and Etymology of svetambara
Sanskrit śvetāmbara, literally, having white clothes, from śveta white + ambara garment
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