They believe that the cyclical process of reincarnation ends in kaivalya, after which the soul, or jiva, is liberated from matter.
They believe that the cyclical process of reincarnation ends in kaivalya, after which the soul, or jiva, is liberated from matter. This religion's founder is often mentioned in Buddhist scriptures under the name Nigantha Nataputta, "the naked Ascetic of the Clan of the Jnatrikas" who was said to be the twenty-fourth and last of the Tirthankaras. FTP, identify this religion which arose in protest against the ritualism of Hinduism and the authority of the Veda in India, and which was founded by Mahavira.
They believe that the cyclical process of reincarnation ends in kaivalya, after which the soul, or jiva, is liberated from matter.
Jains or Jainism