UPSC PRELIMS · HISTORY · ANCIENT INDIA — JAINISM
"Souls are not only the property ~ 'of animal and plant life, but also of rocks, . running water and· many other natural objects not looked 'on as living by other religious sects." The above statement reflects one of the core beliefs of which one of the following religious sects of ancient India?
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EXPLANATION
The belief that souls exist in animals, plants and apparently inanimate natural entities is characteristic of Jainism.
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