Svetambara

noun

Sve·​tam·​ba·​ra

s(h)wāˈtämbərə

plural -s

: 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

Word History

Etymology

Sanskrit śvetāmbara, literally, having white clothes, from śveta white + ambara garment

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