Answer

No, not usually in the exact outward form.

In Jain Dharma, if a person harms or kills someone, they bind severe hiṃsā karma and related pāpa karma. When that karma matures, the result may be similar suffering, but not necessarily the same event in the same way. It may come as pain, fear, illness, loss, mental distress, unhappy rebirth, or being harmed by others.

Explanation

Jain karma works according to cause and effect, but it is not always a simple one-to-one punishment.

For example:

• If someone causes violence, they bind karma connected with violence and cruelty.
• When that karma ripens, they may experience:

- bodily suffering - fear and anxiety - bondage in lower states of existence - circumstances where they themselves are harmed - long-term karmic consequences across lifetimes

So the idea is not always:

• “You shoot someone, so you will be shot in exactly the same way.”

Rather, it is:

• “You create the causes for suffering, and those causes bring corresponding suffering when the karma matures.”

Spiritual Understanding

Jain teaching emphasizes responsibility, not revenge.

Karma is not a divine punishment from outside. It is the natural result of our own actions, intentions, passions, and violence. The key point is:

• the more anger, cruelty, and attachment behind an action,
• the heavier the bondage,
• the more painful the result.

This is why Jain Dharma strongly teaches:

• ahimsa
• self-control
• forgiveness
• repentance
• restraint in thought, speech, and action

Takeaway

In Jainism, karma generally gives corresponding suffering, not always the exact same outward act. A violent deed binds violent karma, and its fruition brings painful consequences according to the nature, intensity, and duration of that karma.