As a Jain Dharma-focused reply:

• Jainism is not a science in the modern sense, and it does not claim to be proven or disproven by contemporary scientific experiments. Its truths are espoused as spiritual and ethical principles revealed in Jain scriptures and tradition.

• What can be seen as scientifically relevant or compatible (not “proven” by science, but in harmony with scientific thinking):

- Ahimsa (non-violence) and vegetarian living: Modern health and environmental research often supports reducing animal suffering and choosing plant-based diets for health, sustainability, and climate benefits. Jainism elevates this ethic as central to spiritual progress. - Respect for life and ecology: Jains emphasize living in harmony with nature, minimizing harm to all beings. This aligns with today’s ecological ethics and conservation-minded approaches. - Mindfulness, detachment, and self-control: Jain practices like Samayik, meditation, and vows (e.g., prescribed fasting and self-restraint) resemble modern mindfulness and self-regulation studies showing benefits for attention, stress, and behavior. - Karma as ethical causation: Jain karma explains how intentional actions bind karmic particles to the soul, shaping future experiences. While this is a metaphysical framework, some people find productive parallels with how actions influence long-term outcomes in psychology and ethics. It is not a scientific mechanism in the laboratory sense, though.

• What is not claimed to be "proven by science":

- The detailed cosmology, creation (or lack thereof), and specific mechanics of karmic particles are theological metaphors. Modern science does not validate or disprove these metaphysical accounts as literal physical facts. - The exact physics of karma, souls, and the micro-world of jiva and ajiva are doctrinal Jain concepts, not scientific hypotheses. Different Jain traditions give nuanced meanings, but neither is established by contemporary empirical science.

• About differences in traditions:

- Digambar and Shwetambar lines may differ in emphasis and interpretation of certain metaphysical points (for example, some doctrinal details about the soul, the nature of knowledge, or interpretation of certain sutras). In broad terms, both share core Jain ethics (ahimsa, aparigraha, anekantavada) and various meditative practices; the exact scientific-compatibility notes can vary by text and tradition, but the overarching idea of ethical living in harmony with nature remains common.

If you’d like, I can explain specific Jain concepts (like ahimsa, karma, or the practice of Samayik) in more detail with their traditional meanings, and show how Jain texts describe them in a simple, authentic way.