The Jain belief in Karma is quite similar to all of the other Indian religions, that doing good things makes you better off, and doing bad, worse. Every action has a consequence on your karma. The views on karma differ for Jainists greatly, though, compared to other religions, like Hindu.
The Jains believe that karma is not a supernatural concept, but in fact a physical object, made of fine pieces of matter. Whenever you do an action, you gain karma, and karma attaches to your soul, weighing it down. Actions that are harmful or selfish add more karma than good deeds, which will dissipate the karma added instantly. The way to rid of karma is to willingly undergo torture.
Reincarnation is similar to Hinduism, where your placement in your life is purely based off of generations of cycles of life. The difference, there is no caste system. The Jain religion and followers do not follow any religion based caste system to be placed into, so people are instead placed into species as resulted from their karma. Jains believe that reincarnation happens
The Jains believe that karma is not a supernatural concept, but in fact a physical object, made of fine pieces of matter. Whenever you do an action, you gain karma, and karma attaches to your soul, weighing it down. Actions that are harmful or selfish add more karma than good deeds, which will dissipate the karma added instantly. The way to rid of karma is to willingly undergo torture.
Reincarnation is similar to Hinduism, where your placement in your life is purely based off of generations of cycles of life. The difference, there is no caste system. The Jain religion and followers do not follow any religion based caste system to be placed into, so people are instead placed into species as resulted from their karma. Jains believe that reincarnation happens