Śvetāmbara

Also known as Svetambara, Shwetambara

alt=|thumb|An idol of the 23rd tirthankara Parshvanatha at a Jain temple in Mysore, depicting Śvetāmbara iconography

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inception: 0500-00-00
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History and lineage
Scriptures and literature
''Āgamas'' or Canonical Literature
Non-Canonical Literature
Religious practices
The ''Chaturvidha Sangha''
Monasticism
Preparing for Initiation
Initiation
Monastic Possessions (''Āvaśyakas'')
Begging for Alms
Wandering
Classes of Monks
Other Duties
Laity
12 ''Vrats'' (Vows) of Householders
6 ''Āvaśyakas'' (Essential Observances) of Householders
''Jinpūjā'' and ''Caityavandan'' (Idol Worship)
''Vyākhyāna'' and ''Guruvandan'' (Interaction with Mendicants)
Religious festivals
''Paryuṣaṇa''
''Śāśvata Navpad Oli''
''Jñāna Pañcamī''
''Maun Ekādaśī''
''Phālguṇa Pherī''
''Dhvajā Mahotsava''
''Akshaya Tritiya''
''Sthanakvasi'' and ''Terapanthi'' (Aniconic) Traditions
Shri Jain Shwetambar Conference
Origins and Formation (1893–1902)
Objectives and Scope
Activities and Milestones
Institutional Impact
Differences with Digambaras
See also
References
Citations
Sources
External links

alt=|thumb|An idol of the 23rd tirthankara Parshvanatha at a Jain temple in Mysore, depicting Śvetāmbara iconography

The Śvetāmbara (; also spelled Shwetambara, Shvetambara, Svetambara or Swetambara) is one of the two main branches of Jainism, the other being the Digambara. Śvetāmbara in Sanskrit means "white-clad", and refers to its ascetics' practice of wearing white clothes, which sets it apart from the Digambara or "sky-clad" Jains whose ascetic practitioners go nude. Śvetāmbaras do not believe that ascetics must practice nudity.