{"id":2506,"date":"2025-05-02T17:01:25","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T11:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2506"},"modified":"2025-05-02T17:01:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T11:31:48","slug":"q-with-reference-to-the-religious-practices-in-india-the-sthanakvasi-sect-belongs-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-with-reference-to-the-religious-practices-in-india-the-sthanakvasi-sect-belongs-to","title":{"rendered":"Q. With reference to the religious practices in India, the \u201cSthanakvasi\u201d sect belongs to"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list mcq\">\n<li>Buddhism<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jainism<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vaishnavism<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shaivism<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>(b) Jainism<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"notes-hd-6814820ccb9ae\">Notes:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Sthanakvasi sect is a sub-sect of the larger&nbsp;<strong>Svetambara (meaning \u201cwhite-robed\u201d) sect of Jainism.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Sthanakvasi, whose name refers to the&nbsp;<strong>sect\u2019s preference for performing religious duties at a secular place such as a monks\u2019 meetinghouse<\/strong>&nbsp;(sthanak) rather than at a temple, is different from the Murtipujaka sect in that it rejects idolatry.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It&nbsp;<strong>believes that idol worship is not essential in the path of soul purification and attainment of Nirvana\/Moksha<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sth\u0101nakav\u0101s\u012b accept&nbsp;<strong>thirty-two of the Jain Agamas<\/strong>, the \u015avet\u0101mbara canon, contending that the scriptures make&nbsp;<strong>no mention of idol worship and temples<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the 15th century, the Jain reformer&nbsp;<strong>Lo\u1e45k\u0101 \u015a\u0101h<\/strong>, a scribe in the Gujarat region, played a pivotal role in the development of the Sthanakavasi tradition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Jain-sects.png\" alt=\"Jain sects\" class=\"wp-image-51694\" title=\"UPSC Prelims Research: Ancient History &amp; 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