Answer

Yes. Within traditional Jain community histories, both Oswal and Shrimal communities are generally understood to have origins connected with older Kshatriya / Rajput lineages, especially in western India.

However, this should be understood as community-historical tradition, not as a central doctrinal teaching of Jain Dharma.

Explanation

In Jain historical and community literature:

• Oswals are traditionally associated with Osian / Upkeshpur in Rajasthan. Jain tradition commonly connects their emergence with groups of local Kshatriya or Rajput background who came under Jain influence and adopted Jain Dharma.
• Shrimals are traditionally associated with Shrimal / Bhinmal in Rajasthan. They too are often described in community traditions as having links to older Kshatriya or Rajput social groups that later became prominent Jain lay communities.

These traditions appear especially in Jain caste histories, pattavalis, community narratives, and regional Jain historical accounts. They reflect how many merchant Jain communities remember their earlier social origins.

Spiritual Understanding

From the Jain Dharma point of view, spiritual worth does not depend on birth, caste, clan, or lineage. What truly matters is:

• samyak darshan — right faith,
• samyak jnan — right knowledge,
• samyak charitra — right conduct,
• ahimsa, self-control, compassion, and purity of conduct.

So while Oswal and Shrimal histories may preserve memories of Kshatriya/Rajput origin, Jain Dharma ultimately gives importance to conduct and spiritual progress, not social status.

Takeaway

Yes, traditional Jain historical literature commonly understands Oswal and Shrimal Jain communities as having roots in old Kshatriya/Rajput lineages, especially in Rajasthan. But in Jain Dharma, lineage is secondary; right faith, right knowledge, and right conduct are primary.