Here is a simple Jain perspective on Jainism vs. Advaita Vedanta:

• Core view on reality

- Jainism: Reality is a plurality of jivas (souls) and ajivas (non-soul substances like matter, time, space, electricity). Every jiva is potentially divine, but progress toward liberation depends on purifying karma, right perception, right knowledge, and right conduct. - Advaita Vedanta: Reality is non-dual Brahman. The world of multiplicity is maya (illusion) or appearance; the true self (atman) is not different from Brahman. Moksha comes from realizing this oneness.

• Nature of the soul

- Jainism: Jivas are individual, eternal, and bound by karma. Each jiva experiences its own journey; liberation is freedom from all karma. - Advaita Vedanta: Atman is ultimately identical with Brahman; individuality is seen as an illusion at the highest level.

• Goal of spiritual practice

- Jainism: Perfect right belief, right knowledge, and right conduct (the three jewels of Jain ethics) to shed karmic bondage and attain kevala jnana (omniscience) and moksha. - Advaita Vedanta: Self-knowledge (atma-jnana) and discrimination between the real (Brahman) and the unreal (maya) to realize non-difference from Brahman.

• Method and practice

- Jainism: Emphasizes ahimsa (non-violence), ascetic discipline, strict ethical conduct, fasting, meditation, and careful purification of karma. Knowledge is filtered through perception, right faith, and disciplined practice. - Advaita Vedanta: Emphasizes discrimination (viveka), detachment, and scriptural study (shravaṇa), reflection (manana), and deep meditation (nir-vichara) to see the oneness of the self with Brahman.

• Epistemology

- Jainism: Knowledge is validated through direct perception, today-and-now inference, and widely accepted scriptures. Karma is a real mechanism that masks true knowledge. - Advaita Vedanta: Knowledge arises from scriptural revelation (shruti) and guru-shishya (teacher-student) transmission, plus reasoning to discern the true from the illusory.

• The role of God

- Jainism: Not a creator deity driving the cosmos; gods exist but are also bound by samsara and karma. Liberation is achieved by the soul itself, not by being saved by a god. - Advaita Vedanta: Often describes Brahman as the ultimate reality; devotion to a personal form of God is common in bhakti paths, but the ultimate teaching points to non-dual awareness of Brahman.

• Differences in tradition

- Digambara and Śvetāmbara traditions within Jainism have nuanced differences in cosmology, monastic rules, and interpretations of certain scriptures. They share the same core aim of liberation but may present varied practices or narrations. - Advaita Vedanta has its own varied lineages (e.g., Gaudapada, Shankaracharya, and later teachers) with different emphases, but all center on the non-dual realization of Brahman.

If you’d like, I can summarize key Jain sutras or stutras that articulate these Jain positions (like the emphasis on karma, the nature of jiva/ajiva, and the path to moksha) in more detail, and I can point to Jain sources that present these ideas clearly.

Note: I’m keeping the focus strictly within Jain Dharma. If you want a more detailed side-by-side with quotes or specific verses from Jain scriptures, tell me which aspect you’re most interested in (e.g., karma theory, the concept of soul, or the path to liberation).