Murtipujaka

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Murtipujaka is a major Śvetāmbara Jain subtradition distinguished by its worship of temple images (murtis) of the Tirthankaras.

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Murtipujaka canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jain sect
Śvetāmbara Jain subtradition
allows white-clad monastic dress
contrastsWith Sthānakavāsī
Terāpanthī
distinguishedBy image worship of Tirthankaras
worship of temple images
emphasizes merit from ritual worship
pilgrimage to Jain tirthas
follows Śvetāmbara canonical texts
hasArtStyle richly ornamented Jina images
hasBelief karma theory
liberation (mokṣa) through right faith, knowledge, and conduct
many-sidedness (anekāntavāda)
non-violence (ahiṃsā)
hasClergy Svetambara
surface form: Śvetāmbara monks

Śvetāmbara nuns
hasCommunity laity (śrāvakas and śrāvikās)
hasDoctrine affirmation of legitimacy of image worship
hasMonasticRule Śvetāmbara monastic code
hasPilgrimageSite Dilwara Temples at Mount Abu
surface form: Mount Abu (Dilwara temples)

Śatruñjaya
hasPractice offerings of flowers and rice to images
ritual worship (pūjā) of images
temple-centered devotion
āratī before images
hasRitualObject Jina shrine
metal and stone images
offerings tray
hasTempleType marble Jain temples
isLargestSubgroupOf Svetambara
surface form: Śvetāmbara Jainism
languageOfScripture Gujarati
Prakrit
Sanskrit
majorRegion Gujarat
Rajasthan
Western India
observes Mahavir Jayanti
surface form: Mahāvīra Jayantī

Paryushana
surface form: Paryuṣaṇa
partOf Svetambara
surface form: Śvetāmbara Jainism
religiousTraditionOf Jainism
timePeriod medieval origin
uses iconic representations of Tirthankaras
upāśraya and temple as religious spaces
venerates 24 Tirthankaras
Mahavira
surface form: Mahāvīra
worships Jina images
murtis of Tirthankaras

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Svetambara hasSubtradition Murtipujaka