Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index The Shvetambara (White-Clad) are a Jainist sect. Svetambaras, unlike Digambaras, neither believe that ascetics must practice nudity, nor do they believe that women are unable to obtain moksha -- Shvetambara women are allowed to become ascetics. Svetambaras believe that the 19th Tirthankara was a woman. There are ~5900 Svetambara nuns. (Fisher) References Fisher -- ''Living Religions (5th Edition) (2003), p.130 This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.