Sthānakavāsī (स्थानकवासी) is a sect of Jainism founded by a merchant named Lavaji about 1653 CE that believes that soul is nirakar `without form`, and hence do not pray to any statue. The sect is essentially a reformation of the one founded on teachings of Lonka, a fifteenth-century Jainist reformer. Though few considers t.....
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a modern subsect of the Shvetambara (`White-robed`) sect of Jainism, a religion of India. The group is also sometimes called the Dhundhia (Sanskrit: ...
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