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The Swetambari case as put forward by them can be shortly stated. Both the Temple of Shri Antariksha Parasnath at Sirpur and that idol therein belong to their sect of the Jain community. It had been the uninterrupted privilage of the sect from time immemorial to worship the idol with the prt showing the male organ covered up by a waist-tie and band and jewels and pastings on the body. The Swetambaris alone had uninterruptedly managed the affairs of the temple and of this idol, the Degambaris having no part or lot therein, until 1905, when, with due consideration, as it is put. for the desire of the Digambaris to worship the sacred deity in their own way, some members of the Swetambari sect disinterestedly effected arrangement whereby the Digambaris were permitted to worship the idol at specified times without ornaments and under certain rules which safeguarded the religious beliefs and the customs of the Swetambaris. But after two year's cooperation the Swetambari followers had become convinced that the continuance of the association with the Digambaris was detrimental to the religious sentiments. rights and management of the Swetambaris, and on the 13th February 1908, matters came to a head, when the idol was mutilated by defendants 1-7 in the manner already referred to. Since then the defendants had been obstructing the Swetambaris in
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| SR No. | 006032 |
| Book Title | Jain Shwetambar Tirth Antariksha Parshwanath |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Jambuvijay, Balchandra Sahityachandra Hirachandra |
| Publisher | Siddhi Bhuvan Manohar Jain Trust |
| Publication Year | 2014 |
| Total Pages | 92 |
| Language | Gujarati |
| Classification | Book_Gujarati |
| File Size | 4 MB |