Svetambara
noun
Sve·tam·ba·ra
s(h)wāˈtämbərə
plural -s
: a major Jain sect whose members clothe themselves and their sacred images in white and in contrast to the Digambaras assert that women can attain salvation
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“Svetambara.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Svetambara. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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