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Śvetāmbaras hold the 19th Jina is female but Digambaras say all Jinas are male
These writings form the first stage in monastic training for one Śvetāmbara sect
The emblem of the 13th of the 24 Jinas is the boar
These two Śvetāmbara texts focus on the vital concept of knowledge
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