does any hindu god worshipped in Jainism
Short answer: Jainism does not worship Hindu gods as creators or supreme beings. It has its own path and reveres the Tirthankaras (enlightened teachers) and the liberated souls.
Key points:
- The central objects of Jain worship are the Tirthankaras and the Siddhas (liberated beings). Puja and veneration in Jain temples are offered to these awakened souls, not to Hindu deities as gods.
- In many Jain temples you will also see images of Yakshas and Yakshinis (guardian deities) associated with the Tirthankaras. These are respected as protective beings within the Jain framework, not as Hindu gods.
- Some Jains may show respect or goodwill toward Hindu gods in a cultural or historical sense, but this is not the same as worship in the Jain spiritual framework.
- Differences between Digambar and Shwetambar traditions: both honor the Tirthankaras and the Jain pantheon of guardian beings; there is no doctrinal worship of Hindu gods as part of Jain soteriology in either tradition.
If you’d like, I can share how specific Jain scriptures describe the proper objects of reverence and how to distinguish reverence for guardian deities from worship of supreme beings.