In Jainism, the soul (jiva) undergoes a cycle of birth and death (samsara) due to karma. A human birth is not guaranteed and is not earned for a fixed time; it occurs when the accumulated karma results in taking birth as a human being. After each life, the soul may rebirth as a human again, or as a celestial being, an animal, or in a hell or heaven, depending on the quality and amount of karma.

Key points:

• Birth as a human is possible when the karma that binds you to the cycle brings you into a human realm again.
• The exact time and sequence of future births cannot be predicted. Only when all karmas are finally exhausted (via right faith, right knowledge, and right conduct) can the soul attain moksha (liberation) and stop taking births.
• The sacred aim for seekers is to cultivate Samyak Darshan (right faith), Samyak Jnana (right knowledge), and Samyak Charitra (right conduct), so that karmas gradually peel away and liberation becomes possible.

If you’d like, I can explain how Jain teachings describe the path to moksha in a simple step-by-step way.