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[[File:Shravak Priests, Guzerat, 19515701.jpg|thumb|Some Sthanakvasi monks from Gujarat. ]] |
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'''''Sthānakavāsī''''' is a [[sect]] of [[Śvētāmbara|Śvētāmbara Jainism]].The Sthanakvasi sect is different from the [[Murtipujaka]] sect in that it does not believe in idol worship. It believes that idol worship is not essential in the path of soul purification and attainment of [[Nirvana]]/[[Moksha]]. Sthānakavāsī accept thirty-two of the [[Jain Agamas]], the Svetambara canon.<ref>Jains in the World, Religious Values and Ideology in India, John E. Cort, p. 46</ref> Sthanakvasi argue that is no mention of idol worship and temples in the Agamas, and that Lord Mahavira never supported Idol worship. But instead, the idolatry of [[Murtipujaka]] Jains is adopted from other religions. |
'''''Sthānakavāsī''''' is a [[sect]] of [[Śvētāmbara|Śvētāmbara Jainism]].The Sthanakvasi sect is different from the [[Murtipujaka]] sect in that it does not believe in idol worship. It believes that idol worship is not essential in the path of soul purification and attainment of [[Nirvana]]/[[Moksha]]. Sthānakavāsī accept thirty-two of the [[Jain Agamas]], the Svetambara canon.<ref>Jains in the World, Religious Values and Ideology in India, John E. Cort, p. 46</ref> Sthanakvasi argue that is no mention of idol worship and temples in the Agamas, and that Lord Mahavira never supported Idol worship. But instead, the idolatry of [[Murtipujaka]] Jains is adopted from other religions. |
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==Saints== |
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Saints (ascetic Sthanakvasins, called maharaj saheb's) wear white clothes and cover their mouths with a square white cloth or [[muhapatti|Muhapatti/Mukhvastrika]] intended to minimize the risk of inhaling small insects or other airborne life forms, which Sthanakvasins see as a violation of [[Ahimsa]] "Non-violence". Saints are allowed to keep seven "Patra" (Utensils/Bowls).They eat food collected from followers' houses and do not save edibles beyond the next meal and water is not kept even for a single night. All eating and drinking has to be done between sunrise and sunset. |
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Saints do not stay at one place for too long except for the four monsoon months, the [[Chaturmas]]. Saints own no possessions except for a few books, a couple sets of clothes and carrying utensils made of a special natural material. |
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Sadhus are strictly forbidden to carry anything except Rajoharan, a few pairs of clothes, religious books and Patra (Utensils/Bowls). It is not allowed to keep a stick and more than seven utensils like Murtipujakas. Wearing clothes of any color other than white is not allowed. |
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==Lonkashah and Lavji Rishi's Revolution == |
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'''Shravak Shreshta Lonkashah:''' |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Sthānakavāsī is a sect of Śvētāmbara Jainism.The Sthanakvasi sect is different from the Murtipujaka sect in that it does not believe in idol worship. It believes that idol worship is not essential in the path of soul purification and attainment of Nirvana/Moksha. Sthānakavāsī accept thirty-two of the Jain Agamas, the Svetambara canon.[1] Sthanakvasi argue that is no mention of idol worship and temples in the Agamas, and that Lord Mahavira never supported Idol worship. But instead, the idolatry of Murtipujaka Jains is adopted from other religions.
References
- ^ Jains in the World, Religious Values and Ideology in India, John E. Cort, p. 46
- Dundas, Paul (2002), The Jains, Routledge, ISBN 978-0-415-26605-5
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