Jainism ni drashti thi "bandhan avastha" (बंधन अवस्था) e soul (jeev) ni ek avastha chhe, jema karma atma sathe bandhāy che. Bandhan avastha ma jeev par nava karmo bandhāy che ane a karma na asar thi jeev anek janmo (births) ma bhatke chhe.

Bandhan avastha ma koi navo janm (birth) thato nathi. Aa avastha ma atma par keval karma bandhāy che. Janm to "uday avastha" (उदय अवस्था) ma thato chhe, jema bandhāyela karmo nu uday thaye chhe ane te parinaam rupe janm, mrutyu, dukh, sukh adik no anubhav thay chhe.

Saransh e che ke bandhan avastha ma koi navo janm thato nathi, pan atma par nava karma bandhāy che, je aagad jaine janm, mrutyu adik na karan bane chhe.