Jain dharm ke mukhya sidhant ye hain:

1. Ahimsa – kisi bhi jeev ko man, vachan ya karm se hani na pahunchana.
2. Satya – hamesha sach bolna aur sach ke marg par chalna.
3. Asteya – chori na karna, jo apna nahi use na lena.
4. Brahmacharya – indriyon par sanyam aur pavitrata.
5. Aparigraha – vastuon aur ichchhaon se asakti kam rakhna.

Inke saath kuch aur mahatvapurn Jain siddhant hain:

• Anekantavada – satya anek drishtikon se dekha jata hai.
• Syadvada – kisi bhi baat ko sapt-bhangi ya shart ke saath samajhna.
• Karma siddhant – jeev apne karmon ke anusaar bandhan aur mukti prapt karta hai.
• Moksha – janma-maran ke chakr se mukti.
• Jiva aur Ajiva – jeev aur ajiv tattvon ka bhed samajhna.
• Samyak Darshan, Samyak Gyan, Samyak Charitra – mukti ka marg in teen ratno par aadharit hai.

Jain dharm ka mool uddeshya hai atma ki shuddhi, ahimsa, sanyam aur moksha prapti.