Summarizing their beliefs:
Jains do not believe in any creator like God
According to Jain beliefs, the universe was never created, nor will it ever cease to exist.
Jains believe that reality consists of two eternal principles, jiva and ajiva. Jiva consists of infinite identical spiritual units (life); while ajiva (non-jiva) is matter in any form or condition: time, space, rest, matter and energy, and movement.
Both jiva and ajiva are considered eternal; they are never born or created for the first time and will never cease to exist.
Jainism does not accept the belief that a divine being is responsible for creating pleasant or unpleasant situations.
Jains avoid harboring ill will towards others and practise forgiveness.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jainism
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