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(1) Human, (2) Animal, (3) Celestial and (4) Infernal. They are further divided on the basis of their sense categories. One sensed jīvas include earth bodied; water bodied, fire bodied, air bodied and plant bodied.
Liberated soul has no colour, no shape, no smell, and no touch, etc. and after liberation it rests on Siddhasilā, an abode of liberated soul.
Doctrine of transmigration is about rebirth clearly associated with the doctrine of Karma, which has got an important place in Jaina metaphysics. These two are basal preposition of Indian thought which are considered to be postulate of Indian philosophy. Rebirth is a corollary of the principle of karma. Several attempts have been made in different philosophies to explain the problem of inequality in person to person. To some, karma means action, and to others it means rites and rituals. According Jainas, karma is an aggregate of fine material particles which are imperceptible to sense organs. It enters into soul through passions and produces changes. Whole universe is packed with the fine karma particles. But when they get attracted towards the soul, stick to it and bind it through its activity. then only they are designated by term karma. Karmic material particle bound with soul are called dravya-karma (physical karma), while internal mental state of attachment, aversion etc. are called bhāva-karma (mental karma). Passions like rāga (attachment) and dveșa (aversion) produce influx of karma. There are eight types of karmas, which are intimately connected in some form or other with jiva (soul). With the help of Karmas, metempsychosis of transmigration of soul becomes a proven fact and through it their continuity and immortality is established beyond doubt. To Jains, science of karma is the real science of spirituality, unlike Vedic philosophy where karma is subservient to God and hence what is more important is not karma but compassion of God.
Jainism very much believes in Paramātman or God and any effort to prove Jainism as atheist is incorrect. God and soul are
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