In Jain tradition, Hanuman is understood a bit differently than in popular Hindu stories, but he is still a very great and respected personality.

Here is a simple Jain view:

1. Who is Hanuman in Jainism?

- Hanuman appears in the Jain Ramayan (for example, in works like Paumachariya, Uttarapurana, etc.). - He is not a monkey‑god. He is described as a human Kshatriya hero, belonging to a clan whose symbol/flag is a monkey (so they are called “Vanar”). - His mother is Anjana (Añjanā); Jain texts also talk about his father in slightly different ways, but all agree he is born in a noble, warrior family.

1. His status – a Mahapurush and Kamdev

- According to Jain āchāryas, there are certain great souls (Mahāpuruṣ) counted in Jain cosmology (Tirthankar, Chakravarti, Baldev, Vasudev, Prativasudev, Kāmadev, etc.). - Hanuman is counted among these as a Kāmadev – a powerful, extraordinary heroic person with great strength and courage. - So, in Jain Darshan, Hanuman is a Jain great soul, not outside Jain tradition.

1. Role in the Jain Ramayan

- Just like in other Ramayanas, Hanuman is a strong helper of Shri Ram (called Pauma/Padma in Jain texts). - He shows qualities that Jains value: - Bal (strength) used in the right way, not for ego. - Buddhi (intelligence) and discipline. - Bhakti/loyalty to a noble cause and to dharma. - Jain versions usually reduce unnecessary violence: Hanuman fights mainly cruel, adharmic enemies, in line with Jain ideas of limiting violence.

1. Spiritual journey and liberation

- In Jain tradition, Hanuman does not remain immortal forever. - After his life of heroic deeds, he develops vairāgya (detachment). - He takes Jain dīkshā from a Jain monk, practices deep sādhana, attains keval‑jñān (omniscience), and then moksha. - So for Jains, Hanuman’s final state is as a liberated Siddha, beyond birth and death.

1. How Jains see and respect Hanuman

- Some Jain families have special respect for Hanuman as a Mahā­pūruṣ and ideal śrāvaka/householder‑turned‑ascetic. - However, the main worship in Jainism remains always towards the Panch Parmeshti (Arihant, Siddha, Acharya, Upadhyaya, Sadhu) and especially the Tirthankars. - Hanuman is honored as a great Jain soul and example, not as a creator‑god.

You can see a related discussion about Hanuman as the son of Sati Anjanā in Jain view here: