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conferences were held in Ajmer and Sadari-Ghanerao which helped in making different subsects of this tradition coming closer to each other. In the conference of Sthānakvāsi monks held in Sadari, barring some sects of Rajasthan and Gujarat, all Sthānakvāsi monks come together and worked together for one single Sangha called Shri Vardhmana Sthānakvāsi Śramana Sangha. But after some time, some of these sub-sects got separated again.
In this century, Svetambara Terapantha sect did a very important job of publication of literature on Jaina religion and philosophy. Generally speaking, this century has been of great significance from the point of view of writing, editing, publishing and spreading Jaina literature along with its focus on awareness in spiritual consciousness. Further, Jainism achieved a glorious status of an international religion because of the international travels of its followers.
To conclude we see that the cultural consciousness of Jaina religion has always been blooming with freshness from the very beginning of Indian culture till today. It has introduced itself as a dynamic living tradition by adjusting with the prevalent conditions of time, place and circumstances.
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