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History of Terapanth (Jain Swetamber Terapanth Mahasabha)

Jain Swetamber Terapanth Mahasabha

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The Terapanth sect's own lay organisation's published account of its 1760 founding by Acharya Bhikshu.

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Assessment
Reliability Tier
1
The Terapanth sect's own lay organisation account of its 1760 founding by Acharya Bhikshu is published by the sect's own institutional body, treated at the top tier as the primary source for what the sect itself holds about its own founding.
Notes
The sect's own representative lay body publishing its own founding history. Reliable as the community's own account of Acharya Bhikshu's break with the Sthanakvasi order and the thirteen principles; no personal author or publication year is listed on the page.
Custodian
Custodian Source
Yes
Custodian Body
Jain Swetamber Terapanth Mahasabha, the sect's own lay representative organisation
Custodian Basis
The site is maintained by the Terapanth community's own representative body as its official published account of its founding and principles.
Citation
Publisher
Jain Swetamber Terapanth Mahasabha
URL
https://terapanthinfo.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20&Itemid=643&lang=en
Source Type
custodian
Claims Backed By This Source (19 claims)

This source backs 19 claims across the atlas. As facts: 15 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 connected. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

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  • Articles, 10 claims: 6 well-attested, 2 connected, 2 general references.
  • Sources, 9 claims: 9 well-attested.
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