Answer

In the Jain Ramayana tradition:

• Hanuman is not simply a monkey king. He is generally understood as a powerful Vidyadhara, not an ordinary animal monkey.
• Ram does not kill Ravana. In Jain tradition, Lakshman kills Ravana.
• The exact historical date of the Ram–Ravana war is not clearly established in Jain tradition.
• Ram can be worshipped with respect in Jain Dharma, but not as a creator God. He is revered as a great virtuous soul and a future liberated soul according to Jain tradition.

Explanation

In Jain Ramayana, especially the tradition associated with Paumacariya, the story is explained differently from the popular Hindu Ramayana.

• Ram is known as Padma or Pauma.
• He is regarded as a Baladeva, a peaceful and righteous great being.
• Lakshman is regarded as a Vasudeva, the heroic figure who fights and kills major enemies.
• Ravana is regarded as a Prativasudeva, the powerful opponent who is defeated by the Vasudeva.

Because Ram is a Baladeva, his nature is more restrained and non-violent. Therefore, Jain tradition says that Lakshman, not Ram, kills Ravana.

Hanuman and the Vanaras are not treated as ordinary monkeys in the Jain telling. They are often described as beings connected with the Vidyadhara tradition, having special powers and abilities. The word “Vanara” is not taken simply to mean an animal monkey in the same way as popular retellings.

When did the war happen?

Jain tradition places Ram, Lakshman, Ravana, and Hanuman in a very ancient time cycle, but a precise calendar date like a modern historical year is not clearly established.

So the accurate answer is:

• The war belongs to an ancient era within Jain universal history.
• Jain tradition does not give a verified modern historical date for it.

Can Ram be worshipped?

Yes, Ram can be respected and worshipped in the Jain sense.

But Jain worship is different from worship of a creator God. In Jain Dharma, worship means reverence for:

• virtue,
• self-control,
• truthfulness,
• renunciation,
• spiritual purity.

Ram is revered as a noble and dharmic soul. However, the highest worship in Jainism is directed toward the Arihants, Siddhas, Acharyas, Upadhyays, and Sadhus, as expressed in the Navkar Mantra.

Spiritual Understanding

The Jain Ramayana teaches that greatness is not only in physical victory, but in restraint, righteousness, and spiritual progress.

Ram’s greatness in Jain tradition is connected with his noble conduct, dignity, and eventual movement toward liberation.

Takeaway

In Jain Ramayana, Hanuman is not an ordinary monkey king, Ram does not kill Ravana, Lakshman kills Ravana, the war has no confirmed modern historical date, and Ram may be respectfully worshipped as a great virtuous soul, not as a creator God.