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Svetambara
Svetambara [ swe túmbərə ] (plural Svetambaras)


noun 
Definition:
 
member of branch of Jainism: a member of one of the two main divisions of Jainism, whose members are ascetics and dress in white. The division dates from a schism that took place around ad 80.
See also  Digambara
[Early 19th century. < Sanskrit śvetāmbara 'dressed in white']
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