Souls are not only the property of animal and plant life, but also of rocks, running water and many

Question

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?

Accepted Answer

Jainism holds that every atom has a soul but it is not Jiva, because they do not have sense organs. The soul is both permanent and changing. Based on extension, Jainism divides substance into two classes:Those that are extended in spaceThose that are notAlthough Jainism recognizes souls, it rejects the notion of an ultimate, universal soul. Hence option (b) is the correct answer.Source Attribution: Upinder Singh: A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India, RS Sharma: Ancient India