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Svetambara

[ shve-tahm-ber-uh ]
/ ʃvɛˈtɑm bər ə /
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noun
one of the two principal Jain sects, whose members wear white and believe that women can attain salvation.
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Origin of Svetambara

From the Sanskrit word śvetāmbara white-clad

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