Answer

In Jainism, there is no central teaching about a single global flood that destroys the entire world, as in some other traditions. Jain cosmology teaches that the universe is beginningless and endless, so it is not created by one event and not समाप्तed by one flood.

Explanation

Jain texts describe the universe as eternal, governed by natural laws and the cycle of time. The world goes through rising and declining ages, but it is never completely destroyed by a divine flood.

What you may find in Jain literature are:

• references to heavy rains
• references to flooding in specific places
• references to natural calamities in stories or historical contexts

But these are local or narrative events, not a universal flood that wipes out all life on earth.

Spiritual Understanding

This fits Jain philosophy because:

• the universe does not depend on a creator who resets it
• karmic law, not divine intervention, governs worldly changes
• liberation comes through आत्म-शुद्धि, not through a cosmic disaster or salvation event

So, in Jain Dharma, the focus is on self-discipline, non-violence, and liberation, not on a global flood narrative.

Takeaway

No, Jainism does not teach a Noah-like global flood as a central event. It teaches an eternal universe with cyclical time, where changes happen by natural order, not by one world-ending flood.