Which of the following statements is are correct with refrence to the Rituals and worship of Jain Re...........

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Which of the following statements is/are correct with refrence to the Rituals and worship of Jain Religion:

1. The Jinas are prominent and a large focus of this ritualism, but they are not the only deva in Jainism.

2. Among the non-tirthankara saints, devotional worship is common for Bahubali among the Digambaras.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 Nor 2

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Explanation:

Jains do not believe in a creator god, but do ritually worship numerous deities. The Jinas are prominent and a large focus of this ritualism, but they are not the only deva in Jainism. A Jina as deva is not an avatar (incarnation) in Jainism, but the highest state of omniscience that an ascetic tirthankara achieved. Out of the 24 Tirthankaras, Jain devotional worship is predominantly addressed to four: Mahavira, Parshvanatha, Neminatha and Rishabhanatha. Among the non-tirthankara saints, devotional worship is common for Bahubali among the Digambaras. Some of Jaina rituals remember the five life events of the tirthankaras, called the Panch Kalyanaka, are rituals such as the Panch Kalyanaka Pratishtha Mahotsava, Panch Kalyanaka Puja and Snatrapuja.