A reference entry hosted by Encyclopedia.com, drawn from the Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions, describing Jain monastic gacchas, the Tapa Gaccha's 1228 founding by Jagatchandra Suri, and its standing today as the largest surviving Svetambara order against a much diminished Kharatara Gaccha.
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A commercial reference aggregator republishing an Oxford University Press dictionary entry, tier 2, used here for the founding date, founder and the order's comparative standing among Svetambara gacchas today. NotesUsed for the founding year, the founder's name, and the Tapa Gaccha's current size relative to the Kharatara Gaccha.
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URLhttps://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/gaccha
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