Shvetambika, Śvetāmbikā: 1 definition
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Shvetambika means something in Jainism, Prakrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Śvetāmbikā can be transliterated into English as Svetambika or Shvetambika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: HereNow4u: Lord Śrī MahāvīraŚvetāmbikā (श्वेताम्बिका) is the name of city visited by Mahāvīra during his second year of spiritual-exertion.—Leaving from Vācālā, he reached Śvetāmbikā city, where the king Pradeśī gave him a respectful welcome and honours. Leaving Śvetāmbikā city, the Lord moved towards Surabhipura. River Gaṅgā came mid-way. The Lord had to sit on a boat to cross Gaṅgā.
Śvetāmbikā was also visited by Mahāvīra during his eleventh year of spiritual-exertion.—Moving from Vraja village to Ālambhiyā, Śvetāmbikā, Sāvatthī, Kauśāmbī, Rājagṛha, Vārāṇasī, Mithilā, etc, the Lord arrived at Vaiśālī. Outside the city at the Baladeva temple in the Samara garden, accepting four-months fast, he became meditative and completed the rainy season halt there.
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.
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Full-text: Surabhipura, Ganga, Samara, Kaushambi, Vraja, Vrajagrama, Varanasi, Kanakhamala, Mithila, Vaishali, Alambhiya.
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