Shvetambara, Shveta-ambara, Śvetāmbara, Svetambara: 13 definitions
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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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: WorldCat: Rāj nighaṇṭuŚvetāmbara (श्वेताम्बर) is another name for Śitāvarī, an unidentified medicinal plant, according to verse 4.50-52 of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu. The fourth chapter (śatāhvādi-varga) of this book enumerates eighty varieties of small plants (pṛthu-kṣupa). Note: Dr. J.K. Ojhā identifies Śitāvarī as Celosia argentea Linn (“plumed cockscomb”; of the Amaranthaceae family) while the commentator of the Rājanighaṇṭu identifies it with Blepharis edulis Pers (“uttanjan”; from the Acanthaceae family); both are quite apart from each other. Together with the names Śvetāmbara and Śitāvarī, there are a total of fifteen Sanskrit synonyms identified for this plant.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: WikiPedia: JainismThe Śvētāmbara is one of the two main sects of Jainism, the other being the Digambara. Śvētāmbara "white-clad" is a term describing its ascetics' practice of wearing white clothes, which sets it apart from the Digambara "sky-clad" Jainas, whose ascetic practitioners go naked. Śvētāmbaras, unlike Digambaras, do not believe that ascetics must practice nudity.
Śvētāmbaras also believe that women are able to obtain moksha. Śvētāmbaras maintain that the 19th Tirthankara, Mallinath, was a woman. In 2006, there were 2,510 monks and 10,228 nuns in the Śvētāmbara sects while there were 548 Digambara monks and 527 Digambara nuns. The Śvētāmbara tradition follows the lineage of Acharya Sthulibhadra Suri. The Kalpa Sūtra mentions some of the lineages in ancient times. The Śvētāmbara monastic orders are branches of the Vrahada Order, which was founded in 937 AD. The most prominent among the classical orders today are the Kharatara (founded 1024 AD), the Tapa (founded 1228 AD) and the Tristutik.
Some Śvētāmbara monks and nuns cover their mouth with a white cloth or muhapatti to practise ahimsa even when they talk. By doing so they minimize the possibility of inhaling small organisms.
etymology: Śvētāmbara (/ʃwɛˈtʌmbərə/; Sanskrit: श्वेतांबर or श्वेतपट śvētapaṭa; also spelled Svetambar, Shvetambara, Shvetambar,Swetambar or Shwetambar)
Source: HereNow4U: GlossaryThe Svetambara (श्वेतांबर, श्वेतपट) is one of the two main sects of Jainism, the other being Digambar. Svetambar literally means "white-clad", describing the practice of wearing white clothes, which sets it apart from Digambar ("space clad"), whose practitioners wear no clothes.
etymology: Shvetambar, Shvetambara, Shwetambar, Shwetamber, Svetambar, Svetambaras, Swetambar, Śvetambara, Śvetāmbara, Śvetāmbaras, Śvetāmbera
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryŚvetāmbara.—(IA 7), a Jain sect; same as Śvetapaṭa. Note: śvetāmbara is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚvetāmbara (श्वेताम्बर).—m. a class of Jaina ascetics.
Derivable forms: śvetāmbaraḥ (श्वेताम्बरः).
Śvetāmbara is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śveta and ambara (अम्बर). See also (synonyms): śvetavāsas.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚvetāmbara (श्वेताम्बर).—[adjective] clad in white; [masculine] a Jaina sect.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumŚvetāmbara (श्वेताम्बर) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Chandomātaṅga. Quoted in Vṛttaratnākarādarśa Io. 1555.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śvetāmbara (श्वेताम्बर):—[from śveta > śvit] mfn. clad in wh°
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of the second great Jaina sect (opp. to the Dig-ambara, q.v.), [Monier-Williams’ Buddhism 532 etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] a form of Śiva, [Catalogue(s)]
4) [v.s. ...] Name of an author, [ib.]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Śvetāmbara (श्वेताम्बर) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Siaṃbara, Seaṃbara.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryŚvetāṃbara (श्वेतांबर) [Also spelled swetambar]:—(nm) one who dons white; one of the two chief sects of Jainism (the other being [digaṃbara]).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚvētāṃbara (ಶ್ವೇತಾಂಬರ):—
1) [noun] a white cloth.
2) [noun] (jain.) one of the two two main jaina sects who abandoned the practice of nudity and wore white clothes.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryŚvetāmbara (श्वेताम्बर):—n. name of one of the two main Jaina sects;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shveta, Ambara.
Starts with: Shvetambara candra, Shvetambaracandra.
Full-text (+1558): Shvetambara candra, Shvetambaracandra, Shvetapata, Purushottama, Mulaguna, Cheyasutta, Ashoka, Chandomatanga, Kimpurusha, Yogashastra, Padmavati, Mithyatva, Mahayaksha, Jnatadharmakatha, Krishna, Pratima, Setika, Cakreshvari, Patala, Culikasutta.
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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]
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)]
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]
Glimpses of History of Sanskrit Literature (by Satya Vrat Shastri)
Chapter 29.2 - Introduction to Jainism and its philosophy < [Section 4 - Classical Sanskrit literature]
The Kristu-Sahasranama by I.C. Chacko
Chapter 26.1 - Poetics (Alankara-Shastra) and Dramaturgy (Natya-Shastra) < [Section 4 - Classical Sanskrit literature]
Preksha meditation: History and Methods (by Samani Pratibha Pragya)
3. Absence of Modern Forms of Meditation in the Digambara Tradition < [Chapter 5 - Other Modern Forms of Jaina Meditation]
3.1.2. Colour-Visualisation of the Tīrthaṅkara < [Chapter 3 - The History of Meditation in Terāpanth]
1. Scope of the Study < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]