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Svetambara

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[shve-tahm-ber-uh] / ʃvɛˈtɑm bər ə /

noun

  1. one of the two principal Jain sects, whose members wear white and believe that women can attain salvation.

Etymology

Origin of Svetambara

From the Sanskrit word śvetāmbara white-clad

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