[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Kalpasutra # Kalpasutra The Kalpasutra (Book of Rituals) is the most important canonical text in Jain literature for the Svetambaras (white-clad), one of the two sects of Jainism. Jainism is one of the oldest religions to have survived until the present time and its basic teaching is one of non-violence. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1450–1550 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-46-36-2-1959](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-46-36-2-1959) · Pramāṇa