Jainism says that the universe and everything in it will last forever. It doesn't start or end in terms of time. The universe has its own laws that make it work. All substances are always changing their shapes or changing how they look. In the universe, there is nothing that can be destroyed or made. There is no reason for someone to make the universe or run it. Thus, Jainism doesn't think of God as the one who made, lives in and destroys the universe. Jainism, on the other hand, believes that God is a perfect being.Jains are also told not to worship any of the other Gods since they don't want to make a religious divide or seem better than anyone else. At its most basic level, one reason is that it's better to worship someone you want to be like.
When a person destroys all of his karma, his soul is set free. He lives in Moksha in a state of perfect happiness forever. This soul that has been set free has Unlimited Knowledge, Vision, Power, and Happiness. This person is a god in the Jain religion.
Jains think that everyone has the possibility to become God. Therefore, they don't have just one God. Instead, there are an infinite number of Jain Gods, and their number keeps growing as more living things reach Enlightenment.
Jains worship the 24 Jinas. Believers honor and worship the Jinas, who teach the doctrine and are its sources. The Jinas are beings who have left the world of rebirths and are now free. Jains don't pray to the Tirthankaras to ask them for favors or grace. Instead, they pray to help them with their practice.
The prayers of the Jain are not like the prayers to God. Instead, Jain prayers tend to remind the person of the great things the Tirthankaras did and the different things Mahavira taught.
Prayers are said in an old language called Ardha Magadhi.
The discipline of Jain worship helps a person focus on the Jain ideals and learn to be less attached to things. The person who worships focuses on the qualities of the Tirthankaras and other pure souls so that they can learn from their example. So worship is just a way for Jains to get where they want to go, not a spiritual goal in itself. And worship is not a good enough way to get there.
