$JES 901 Jainism and Spiritual Awakening E9

Author(s): JAINA Education Committee
Publisher: JAINA Education Committee

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02-CONCEPT OF GOD AND TIRTHANKARA
The soul's size and shape are determined by its last human birth and is not spread across the entire universe like Brahman in Hinduism
Jain God is not a creator. He possesses the qualities of a Knower or perceiver and Observer, but he is not a doer of any action.
Jain God is not ONE. Infinite numbers of Gods (which are pure souls known as Siddhas) exist in the universe and the number continuously increases as more souls attain the state of perfection and liberation.
To become a pure soul (Jain God) is the ultimate goal of all worldly beings.
A person who avoids all speech that is likely to hurt others and speaks only what is good to others observes the virtue of truthfulness.
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