Jainism ke anusar, Arihant (jo kevalgyani, yaani samyak gyaan prapt kar chuke hain) ka varn safed isliye bataya gaya hai kyunki safed rang shuddhata, ahimsa (ahinsā), aur asangta ka pratik hai. Arihant sabhi ragon, moh, aur karmo se mukt hote hain. Unka man, vachan, aur kaya sabhi prakaar ki ashuddhi se pare hota hai, isliye unka varn safed mana gaya hai.

Safed rang Jain dharm me shuddhi, tyag, aur saralta ka pratik hai. Arihant ke svaroop ko safed dikhakar Jain dharm yeh batana chahata hai ki ve sabhi doosre rangon (jo man ki vrittiyon ko darshate hain) se pare hain aur keval shuddh atma ke svaroop hain.