The word Jain originally comes from the word "Jin", which means winner of all his enemies like lust and anger etc. and now he has attained such a state, within himself, supreme peace, supreme bliss, supreme compassion, supreme knowledge (only knowledge). That state is called Jina or Vitrag state. For example, the interdependent names are Arihant, Jinendra, Vitaraag, Arhant, Aruhant, Jineshwar, which is the ultimate state of the human body. Who will believe in such Jinendras or Arihontas, or follow their path? Whatever religion a person may follow, but he wants to attain ultimate peace, ultimate bliss or ultimate knowledge (kewal), or you can say it, whoever has to overcome within himself, the negative energy which always leads to destruction, anger, violence. If someone who is going through unrest, lust and vices has a desire to transform into positive energy and a desire to walk on the path of peace, joy, compassion and non-violence, this door is open for all of them. So now the question will arise that how can one follow the Jain path? What is called Jain? One who knows and believes in the path of Jineshwar, Arihant Parmatma and has to implement it in his life is called Jain.where does that road start. That path starts from the elements. Meaning in the words of Arihant Prabhu, we get the path of peace through the elements.

First of all, before we can understand anything about Jainism, we must understand that Jainism is not a religion. Jainism is simply an art of living or a transformation of the tremendous positive energy that is present in us as mere beings. Or it is one of the many ways to reach the ultimate limit of happiness. Or it is the journey of making a human being a human being and making a human being a God. It has never had or will ever have any opposition to any religion. Therefore, anyone can adopt it, without converting to religion, because its goal is not the main external change, but considers the inner change as the main thing. Wherever you are, whatever religion, whatever section, whatever guru you follow, it doesn't matter. Its only purpose is that, if you change from within, then wherever you are, whoever you believe in, or even if you do not believe in anyone, you will still be on the Jain path. This applies not only to Jainism, but to all religions of the world equally. The essence of all religions is to change oneself. The negative energy within oneself, which is going into violence, lies, theft, unrest, anger, has to be transformed into a positive energy and directed towards love, compassion, non-violence and peace. And therefore the Jain path does not contradict any other path. One who accepts what is true in a more or less meaningful way, in a partial form. The Jain path only inspires you and tries to make you understand that you too are born with the ability to become God, you just have to put it in the right place.

What is universal approach of jainism?

Jainism adopts an inclusive perspective, welcoming individuals from all walks of life, irrespective of their current beliefs or affiliations. The core principle revolves around inner change rather than external conversion. Regardless of one's current location, religious background, or guru preference, Jainism encourages individuals to embark on a journey of self-transformation. It asserts that changing from within aligns with the essence of Jain teachings, as well as with the fundamental principles of various global religions.The journey in Jainism aims at elevating human beings to their highest potential, transcending the boundaries of sects, gurus, or religious affiliations.

The monastic order plays a very important part in Jain forming the Chaturvidh ded into four groups forming the Chaturvidh Sangha, laymen, lay women, monks and nuns, the lay life is seen as a lower stage, in a way preparatory for the monastic life. Whilst the laity have religious aduties enjoined upon them, and the pious layman or woman will, at best, lead a life of devotion and religious observance, it is only when the interests and distractions of the world are set aside that the individual can pursue his or her spiritual development to the fullest extent. The monastic life is hard, demanding the utmost dedication from those who follow it. Whilst, indeed, the ideal of monastic renunciation is found in many religions, most notably in Christianity and Buddhism there is probably no harder religious discipline than that of the Jainmonksornuns Hence monks and nuns are accorded a very high degree of respect by the Jain laity. A layman or woman will greet members of the religious order with the very greatest deference, and ministering to their deeds is regarded as highly meritorious. The five greatly respected Beings, Panch Para- mesthin, saluted in the most widely-used religious invocation, the Namaskara Mantra, include after the enlightened and the liberated souls (arihant and siddha), the monastic leaders (acharya), the monastic teachers (upadhyaya), and fifthly all monks of the.