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| Sve·tam·ba·ra [ swe túmbərə ] (plural Sve·tam·ba·ras) |
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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
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| [Early 19th century. < Sanskrit śvetāmbara "dressed in white"] |
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