Some Hindus try to equate Rishabhnath with Shiva, because RishabhaвЂ™s symbol is the bull. The first Tirthankar of this eon was Rishabhnath. They venerate the Tirthankara, the ford-finder, who appear from time to time and discover and transmit the eternal Jain doctrine. However, the Jains do not believe in the concept of param-atma, like Shiva or Vishnu, who embodies the cosmic soul.

Both Jains and Hindus believe that every living creature has a soul within, jiva or jiva-atma. In the Hindu scheme of things, by contrast, dharma is a cultural value, and refers to the human ability to overcome the law of the jungle by upholding varna (hereditary vocation) and ashrama (stage of life).Д«oth Jains and Hindus believe in rebirth. Dharma, in the Jain scheme of things, refers to movement, which is a dravya, one of the six key primordial governing principles of the cosmos. The Jains also do not subscribe to the idea of dharma, as understood in Dharma Shastras. While there are no doubt many things that are common between Jain and Hindu belief systems, there are also many things that differentiate them. They often use the phrase Sanatan Dharma as an umbrella term to include both faiths. Published on 12th May, 2019, in Mumbai MirrorДЇollowers of Hindutva believe that Jainism is just a branch of Hinduism, despite the fact that it is deemed a minority religion in IndiaвЂ™s Constitution.

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