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Mūrtipūjak

Jain sect
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  • Ātmārāmjī

    …he became convinced that the Mūrtipūjak position on the worship of images of the Jinas (also called Tīrthaṅkaras, considered in Jainism to be godlike saviors who have succeeded in crossing over life’s stream of rebirths and have made a path for others to follow) was correct, and the iconoclastic position…

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    …he became convinced that the Mūrtipūjak position on the worship of images of the Jinas (also called Tīrthaṅkaras, considered in Jainism to be godlike saviors who have succeeded in crossing over life’s stream of rebirths and have made a path for others to follow) was correct, and the iconoclastic position…

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