According to Jainism, the world was not created by a single God. It is eternal and beginningless.

Core Jain view

• The universe has always existed and will always exist.
• It was never created, destroyed, or controlled by any creator deity.
• The cosmos functions by its own natural laws.

How the world exists

Jainism explains that the universe is made of:

• Jiva — living soul
• Ajiva — non-living substances

The main non-living substances are:

• Dharma — medium of motion
• Adharma — medium of rest
• Akasha — space
• Pudgala — matter
• Kala — time

These are not “created” in a beginning point; they have always been there.

Shape of the universe

Jain scriptures describe the universe as having a definite cosmic structure:

• It is divided into three parts:

- Urdhva loka — upper world - Madhya loka — middle world, where we live - Adho loka — lower world

Outside this cosmic universe there is no world in the ordinary sense.

Why suffering and rebirth exist

Jainism says souls wander through birth and death because of:

• karma
• attachment
• ignorance
• passions

So the world is not the result of a creator’s will, but of eternal substances and karmic law.

In short

Jainism teaches that the world was never “made” — it is eternal, self-existing, and governed by natural law.

If you want, I can also explain Jain cosmology in a simple diagram form.