1.Both believe in Rebirth or Transmigration of Souls. While Hinduism believes in the existence of God to act as a sort of Catalyst for the Karmas to bear Fruit. Jainism declares that Karmas by themselves yield results and Jainism does not believe in the Existence of God. 2.Both Religions in Mind/Spirit and Matter, Hinduism has One or Dual Realities, depending on whether you are an Advaitin or a Dualist and there shades in between. Matter in Hinduism is an aspect of the Reality, Brahman and is manifested as the world as a Phenomenon.. Jainism classifies things as Jiva,Soul and Ajiva, Non soul , matter. Hinduism believes that the Reality is perceived in different times and in different sizes depending on the Perceiver. Jainism states that the Jiva, Soul can not perceive the Matter per se and is limited and can not perceive things at the Absolute level.
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Agreement and differences with Hinduism. For example, the Karma Theory. The theory of Karma is more stringent and is not dependent on Ishvara or personal God as in Hinduism. In Jainism Karma operates independently of Iswara. Hinduism speaks of One Ultimate Reality,Non Dualism , Jainism speaks of Multiple Realities. The Reality is not one. The individual Soul is not dependent on the Universal Soul, there is no Universal Soul. There are two entities, Jiva, with Consciousness and Ajiva without Consciousness. The sentient are Jivas and the non-sentient are Ajivas.
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