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Do Jains believe in a heaven and hell?

April 26, 2017believe Heaven Hell jains

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Do Jains believe in a heaven and hell?

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Jains believes that the universe (lokakas) has an upper world (heaven), a middle world (where humans live), and a lower world (hell). The upper world has up to 16 devloks (layers) of heaven. It is also home to souls that have freed themselves from the cycle of birth and death. The middle world is where humans, animals and plants live. It is bigger than we can understand, because it stretches far beyond all known galaxies. The lower world is what Christians call hell. There are 7 layers of hell, each layer is more awful than the last.