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Śvetāmbara

branch of Jainism
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Śvetāmbara

Summary

Śvetāmbara ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (410 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Śvetāmbara is a type of Jainism[2].
  • Śvetāmbara's Commons category is recorded as Śvetāmbara[3].
  • 500 BC marks the founding of Śvetāmbara[4].
  • Śvetāmbara's location of formation is recorded as Vallabhi[5].
  • Śvetāmbara's significant event is recorded as council of Valabhi[6].
  • Śvetāmbara's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Śvetāmbara[7].
  • Śvetāmbara's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as denomination=svetambara[8].
  • Śvetāmbara's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].

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Definition and Type

Śvetāmbara is a type of Jainism[2].

Origins

500 BC marks the founding of Śvetāmbara[4].

Why It Matters

Śvetāmbara ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (410 views/month).[1] Śvetāmbara has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] Śvetāmbara is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Bischrob · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sociomap id → SM6860
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) → 4692524
    Significant event → council of Valabhi
    Subclass of → —
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14249]]: SM6860, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1789071553872"
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