Jainism ke anusar, manushya janm (human birth) bahut hi durlabh hai. Jain darshan kehta hai ki anant kaal se atma sansar ke chakkar mein bhatakti aa rahi hai, aur manushya janm prapt karna bahut mushkil hai. Iska koi nishchit samay ya ginti nahi batayi gayi hai ki kitne samay ke baad manushya janm milta hai, kyunki yeh aapke karmo par nirbhar karta hai.

Jain shastraon ke anusar, chhah gatiyan hoti hain—dev (swarg), manushya, tiryanch (pashu-pakshi), narak, vanaspati, aur naraki. Atma apne karmon ke anusar in gatiyon mein ghoomti rehti hai. Manushya janm tabhi milta hai jab punya karm adhik ho aur atma ke andar moksh ki ichchha jagrit ho. Isliye, Jain dharm mein manushya janm ko bahut mahatvapurn aur upyogi mana gaya hai, kyunki yahi ek aisi gati hai jisme moksh prapt kiya ja sakta hai.

Saaransh yeh hai ki manushya janm milne ka samay ya ginti nishchit nahi hai, yeh poori tarah se karm bandhan aur punya par nirbhar karta hai.