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Confidence
Belief overview
Samsara and rebirth
The soul goes through multiple rebirths while remaining bound to karma.
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Supportive
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Contrary
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Neutral
What it is: Samsara is the cycle of rebirths lived by souls until they attain liberation.
How the tradition understands it: The worldly condition is marked by karmic bondage and by multiple forms of existence. Liberation does not occur by external grace, but by rigorous purification of the soul.
Textual basis and context: The theme is central in Jain cosmology, ethics, and asceticism.
Debates and variations: Detailed cosmological descriptions may vary in language, but the doctrine is broadly common to the tradition.
Documentary evidence
Supportive
Uttaradhyayana Sutra 32
Rebirth and the samsaric condition.
Reference: Uttaradhyayana Sutra, chapter 32 and related themes.
Content: The text deals with the cycle of existence and the need for liberation.
Use in debate: It is relevant for Jain samsara and rebirth.
Neutral
Bhagavad Gita 2.22
A comparative Hindu source used in debates about rebirth and soul.
Reference: Bhagavad Gita 2.22.
Content: The verse compares the change of body to the changing of garments.
Use in debate: In comparative religion, it can be used to bring together or distinguish Indian doctrines about soul and rebirth.