Jainism Beliefs

Jainism believes in a “person” called Tirthankar. He’s not a “God,” he’s a soul. Jains believe in reincarnation. The three main cultivations are right faith, knowledge, and action. They also believe in Karma. They believe that it helps them make sense between the bad and good. Karma is another way of saying reincarnation. They prefer to call it karma instead of reincarnation because it’s a physical substance. The goal is to get rid of one's karma on their soul so that they may end this cycle. There are 5 principles that involve getting rid of bad karma. They are, protect all life, tell the truth, do not steal, do not commit adultery, and to limit one possession. Karma determines their rebirth form. The reason why karma is such a big deal because it’s particles affects the person’s emotions and it affects what’s going to happen to the soul in the present and future.