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Svetambara

Svetambara proper noun: 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.

Proper noun

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.

Forms of Svetambara

alternative formShwethambara
alternative formSvetambar
alternative formShvetambara
alternative formSwetambar

Origin of Svetambara

From Sanskrit श्वेताम्बर (śvetāmbara), from Sanskrit श्वेत (śveta, “white”) and अम्बर (ambara, “cloth”)

Questions about Svetambara

What does Svetambara mean?
Svetambara means 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.
What part of speech is Svetambara?
Svetambara is a proper noun.

Words near Svetambara in the dictionary

  1. Sveta
  2. Sveta Marija
  3. Sveta Nedelja
  4. Sveta Nedjelja
  5. Svetambar
  6. Svetambara
  7. Sveti Ilija
  8. Sveti Ivan Zelina
  9. Sveti Ivan Žabno
  10. Sveti Juraj na Bregu
  11. Sveti Križ Začretje

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