UPSC Prelims 2011·GS1·art-and-culture·religion and literature

The Jain philosophy holds that the world is created and maintained by

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  1. AUniversal LawCorrect
  2. BUniversal Truth
  3. CUniversal Faith
  4. DUniversal Soul

Explanation

The correct answer is A because Jain philosophy rejects the idea of a creator god or a divine being who governs the universe. Instead, Jainism teaches that the universe is eternal and uncreated. It functions according to its own natural laws, known as Universal Law or Vishwa Vidhan. According to this belief, all constituents of the universe undergo changes and transitions based on their own inherent nature and properties, rather than by the intervention of a supreme soul or faith. Thus, the world is seen as a self-regulating mechanism maintained by these everlasting principles.
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