The Yapaniya was a minor schismatic movement or school within Jainism. It emerged around the Shwetambara-Digambara divide, attempting to bridge some of the doctrinal differences between the two major sects.
Yapaniya was a school of
Asked in UPPCS Prelims 2010 · Topic: Jain Religion (Major Sects: Digambara and Shvetambara, their doctrinal and practical differences)
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