<P> Sthānakavāsī is a sect of Śvētāmbara Jainism founded by a merchant named Lavaji in 1653 AD . It believes that idol worship is not essential in the path of soul purification and attainment of Nirvana / Moksha . The sect is essentially a reformation of the one founded on teachings of Lonka , a fifteenth - century Jain reformer . Sthānakavāsins accept thirty - two of the Jain Agamas , the Śvētāmbara canon . Śvētāmbarins who are not Sthānakavāsins are mostly part of the Murtipujaka sect . </P>
<P> Sthānakavāsī is a sect of Śvētāmbara Jainism founded by a merchant named Lavaji in 1653 AD . It believes that idol worship is not essential in the path of soul purification and attainment of Nirvana / Moksha . The sect is essentially a reformation of the one founded on teachings of Lonka , a fifteenth - century Jain reformer . Sthānakavāsins accept thirty - two of the Jain Agamas , the Śvētāmbara canon . Śvētāmbarins who are not Sthānakavāsins are mostly part of the Murtipujaka sect . </P>
with reference to the religious practice in india the sthanakvasi sect belongs to
with reference to the religious practice in india the sthanakvasi sect belongs to
Śvētāmbara Jainism
Śvētāmbara Jainism