Terāpanth (Śvetāmbara)
A living tradition within Sthānakavāsī. The disagreements in the sources are shown rather than settled.
Terāpanth (Śvetāmbara) is a living tradition within Sthānakavāsī. Also written Terapanthi, 'Following the 13 Tenets', Jain Shwetambar Terapanth.
Origin
Founder named in the sources: Acharya Bhikshu. Founding date given as end of the 18th century. Britannica records that at the end of the eighteenth century the Sthanakavasi underwent a schism when Acharya Bhikshu founded the Terapanthi sect, which claims to have avoided heresy and laxity throughout its history by investing authority in a single teacher. Aniconic like its parent body, and distinguished by a single-acharya constitution.
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Citation
English
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John Shaqi. “Terāpanth (Śvetāmbara).” English version. 11 August 2026. https://johnshaqi.com/articles/sect-terapanth-svetambara.
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