Jainism and the divine. Jains do not believe in a God or gods in the way that many other religions do, but they do believe in divine (or at least perfect) beings who are worthy of devotion.

History of Jainism. Jainism doesn't have a single founder. ... As such, the Tirthankar is not defined as an Avatar (god-incarnate) but is the ultimate pure developed state of the soul.

"There are plenty of difference between Hinduism and Jainism; the biggest being the gods" said Mehta. "Essentially, we don't believe in the same things; we share eight demi-gods with Hinduism but ...

So there is no need for a creator who governs the universe. In this sense, the twin roles of God as creator and ruler or governor of the universe are not required. Jainism is explicitly atheistic.

Jains don't worship to please gods, or in the hope of getting something from gods in return. But nevertheless, Jains do worship. At a superficial level Jain temple worship seems to contain ...

Jainism also accepts that the hard austerities required of monks—who cannot grow, ... There is no supreme all-powerful god in Jainism. Their primary prayer is the Namokar (or Navkar) mantra.

A central principle of Jainism is "ahimsa," or nonharm. ... Jains do not believe in a creator god, but they do worship the Tirthankars as gods.

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In Jainism, there is no God that created the universe and all the souls. The universe and all its souls have existed without any beginning and will always exist without any end.

History of Jainism. Jainism doesn't have a single founder. The truth has been revealed at different times by a tirthankara, which means a teacher who 'makes a ford' i.e. shows the way.