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Mūrtipūjaka (lit. "image-worshipper"), also
known as Derāvāsī ("temple-dweller") or
Mandir Mārgī ("follower of the
temple path"), is the
largest sect...
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meetinghouse (sthanak)
rather than at a temple, is
different from the
Murtipujaka sect in that it
rejects idolatry. It
believes that idol
worship is not...
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among the
Murtipujaka Śvētāmbara and
Bispanthi Digambara Jains. The
Digambara Terapanth movement opposes their worship.
Among the
Murtipujaka Śvētāmbaras...
- Śvetāmbara sect and is one of the
Navsmaran (or 9
sacred hymns) of its
Murtipujaka sub-sect. A
legend says that
Bhadrabahu penned and
recited the sacred...
- site. The
Palitana temples are the
holiest shrine for the Śvētāmbara
Murtipujaka sect.
Along with
Shikharji the two
sites are
considered the
holiest of...
- 1896), also
known as
Atmaramji of Gujranwala, was the
first Swetambar Murtipujaka Jain monk in
modern times to
receive the
title of Acharya. Born and raised...
- Sthānakavāsī. Śvētāmbaras who are not Sthānakavāsins are
called Murtipujaka (Idol-worshipers).
Murtipujaka differ from
Sthanakvasi Svetambaras in that
their derasars...
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Naurus Nuaulu religion Digambara Kanji Panth Taran Panth Śvētāmbara
Murtipujaka Sthānakavāsī
Yapaniya (Historical)
Sects such as the Nirankari, Ramraiya...
- sect has a new rank of
junior monks, samana.
Monks of the Śvetāmbara
Murtipujaka sect rise from muni to upaadhyaay, and
later to
acharya based on their...
- a
monastic order,
along with lay followers, of the
image worshipping Murtipujaka Svetambara sect of Jainism. The term is also used in the
Digambara sect...
