"Svetambara" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} Svetambara
  1. One of the two main branches of Jainism (the other being the Digambara), in which the ascetics wear white clothes and are not obliged to practise nudity. Synonyms: Shwethambara, Svetambar, Shvetambara, Swetambar
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Alternative forms

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