Shvetambara, Śvetāmbara, Svetambara, Shveta-ambara: 13 definitions
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Shvetambara has 12 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Śvetāmbara can be transliterated into English as Svetambara or Shvetambara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Swetambar.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchŚvetāmbara (श्वेताम्बर):—(śveta + a) adj. weiss gekleidet; m.
1) Bez. gewisser Gaina-Mönche [SARVADARŚANAS. 44, 4.] [Colebrooke 1, 380. fg.] [WILSON, Sel. Works 1, 24. 33. 281. 284. 294. 339. fg. 344.] candra [Oxforder Handschriften 123], b, [41.] —
2) eine Form Śiva’s [Oxforder Handschriften 148], b, [37.]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Shveta, Ambara.
Starts with: Shvetambara candra, Shvetambaracandra.
Full-text (+1549): Mulaguna, Shvetapata, Culikasutta, Jnatadharmakatha, Pratijna, Yogashastra, Mulasutta, Cheyasutta, Painna, Swetambar, Shvetambaracandra, Suvarna, Acyuta, Astikaya, Akashastikaya, Kimpurusha, Katimekhala, Jinasimhasuri, Adharmastikaya, Jivastikaya.
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A study of the philosophy of Jainism (by Deepa Baruah)
Chapter I.d - Two sects of Jainism (Śvetāmbara and Digambara) < [Chapter I - Introduction]
Chapter I.e - Religious and philosophical literature of the Jainas < [Chapter I - Introduction]
Chapter I.c - The lives of the Tīrthaṅkaras < [Chapter I - Introduction]
Jain Remains of Ancient Bengal (by Shubha Majumder)
Jainism after the death of Mahāvīra < [Chapter 3 - Historical Background of Jainism in Ancient Bengal]
Images of Tīrthaṅkara Mallinātha < [Chapter 6 - Iconographic Study of Jaina Sculptural Remains]
The Digambaras and Śvetāmbaras < [Chapter 1 - Introduction and Scope of the Present Study]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 1 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 2 - Two Sects of Jainism < [Chapter VI - The Jaina Philosophy]
Part 5 - Life of Mahāvīra < [Chapter VI - The Jaina Philosophy]
Part 4 - Some General Characteristics of the Jains < [Chapter VI - The Jaina Philosophy]
Dasarupaka (critical study) (by Anuru Ranjan Mishra)
Part 7 - Characters in the Mudritakumudacandra < [Chapter 10 - Prakaraṇa (critical study)]
Part 2 - Summary of the drama (Mudritakumudacandra) < [Chapter 10 - Prakaraṇa (critical study)]
Part 9 - Sentiments (rasa) used in a Prakaraṇa < [Chapter 10 - Prakaraṇa (critical study)]
Jainism in Odisha (Orissa) (by Ashis Ranjan Sahoo)
Jain Iconography in Odisha (Introduction) < [Chapter 6]
Jaina Antiquities at Tarangasagarpur (Jajpur) < [Chapter 3: Survey of Jaina Antiquities in Odisha]
Iconography of Tirthankaras < [Chapter 6]
Jain Science and Spirituality (by Medhavi Jain)
2. Jaina Scriptures (Agamas) < [Chapter 3 - An Introduction to Jainism]