Jainism ke anusar, murda (yaani mrutyu ke baad) sharir se atma nikal jaati hai. Jain darshan ke mutabiq, atma anadi-anant hai aur uska janm ya mrutyu nahi hota; sirf sharir badalte hain. Koi bhi jeev—chaahe woh manushya, prani, ya vanaspati ho—apne karmon ke anusaar agle janm mein alag-alag yoniyon mein janm le sakta hai.

Jain siddhant ke anusar, manushya yoni paana bahut durlabh hai. Sirf wahi jeev, jinhe unke shubh karmon ke phal ke roop mein manushya yoni milti hai, agle janm mein manushya ban sakte hain. Manushya yoni prapt karne ke liye jeev ko chaar gatiyon—narak, tiryanch (pashu-pakshi), dev, aur manushya—mein se manushya gati mein janm lena padta hai. Yeh sab prachin karmon par nirbhar karta hai.

Isliye, murde se (yaani kisi ka sharir chhodne par) kaun manushya banega, yeh us atma ke karmon par nirbhar karta hai. Jo jeev apne karmon se manushya yoni ke layak hai, wah agle janm mein manushya banega.

Saaransh: Jain dharm ke anusar, mrutyu ke baad atma apne karmon ke anusaar hi manushya ya anya yoni prapt karti hai.