Jain darshan ke anusar “bhoot–pret yoni” koi alag 5th gati nahi hai. Sabhi jiv sirf 4 gatiyon mein hi janm lete hain:

1. Dev gati – swarg ke dev
2. Manushya gati – manushya
3. Tiryanch gati – pashu, pakshi, keet, vanaspati, adi
4. Narak gati – nark ke jiv

Log jise aam bhaasha mein bhoot, pret, pisach kehte hain, Jain siddhant ke hisab se:

• Ya to narak gati ya tiryanch gati ke bahut dukhi, nich stithi wale jiv hote hain,
• Ya kuch halat mein vyantar dev jaise jivon ka lok-vyavahar mein naam “bhoot–pret” pad jata hai (jaise vyantar dev upsarg dete hain adi).

Kya unko dev gati mil sakti hai? Haan, aage ke janmon mein agar un jivon ka punya-bandh ho, to ve bhi kabhi dev gati paa sakte hain. Par dhyaan rahe:

• Bhoot–pret stithi khud dev gati nahi hai.
• Har jiv ka agla janm uske pichhle karmo par nirbhar hota hai.
• Koi bhi jiv – chahe abhi narak, tiryanch, ya aisi bhoot–pret jaise dukhad avastha mein ho – apne karmo ke anusaar agle janm mein dev, manushya, tiryanch ya narak kisi bhi gati ko prapt kar sakta hai.

Digambar–Shvetambar dono paramparaon mein yahi mool siddhant hai: sirf chaar gatiyan hain, bhoot–pret ek alag sthayi gati nahi; sab jiv karm-bandhan ke adheen hain aur unhe bhi agle janmon mein dev gati mil sakti hai, agar uchit punya ho.