[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 Ritual) is the most important canonical text for the Svetambaras (white-clad), one of the two sects of Jainism. Jainism is one of the oldest religions to have survived to the present time and one of its basic teachings is of non-violence. The Kalpasutra is divided into three sections. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1450–1500 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-46-45-2-1959](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-46-45-2-1959) · Pramāṇa