Here is a simple, step-by-step Jain path to liberation (moksha), based on core Jain doctrine.

1) Samyak Darshan (Right Faith)

• Develop correct belief about the soul, karma, and aim of liberation.
• Understand that the soul is eternal, and bondage occurs due to wrong beliefs, passions, and actions.

2) Samyak Jnana (Right Knowledge)

• Acquire correct knowledge of Jain teachings, cosmology, karmic theory, and the path to purification.
• Distinguish between what is eternal (sat) and perishable (asat), and know how karma binds the soul.

3) Samyak Charitra (Right Conduct)

• Put right conduct into practice to prevent new karmas from binding and to shed old karmas.
• For laypersons (householders): observe the fivefold vows (mahavrat) with appropriate lifelong effort:

- Ahimsa (non-violence) in thought, word, and deed. - Satya (truthfulness). - Asteya (non-stealing). - Brahmacharya (celibacy or sexual restraint). - Aparigraha (non-attachment to possessions).

• For monks and nuns: follow the great vows (mahavratas) and disciplined monastic rules.

4) Samyak Tap (Right Austerity) and Vinaya

• Cultivate self-discipline, penance, fasting, and controlled conduct to weaken passions and purify karma.
• Practice ascetic practices appropriate to one’s stage of life and spiritual maturity, with humility and non-violence.

5) Bandha Varodha (Vigilant Karmic Sealing) and Nirjara (Penance)

• Varodha: prevent new karmic influx by renouncing harmful mental states (anger, pride, deceit, greed) and reducing attachment.
• Nirjara: actively shed stored karmas through sincere penance, austerities, disciplined living, and compassionate action.

6) Samvara and Nirjara to Purify the Soul

• With consistent effort, karmic particles gradually detach, reducing bondage (samvara) and old karmas burn away (nirjara).
• This purification continues until no karmas remain.

7) Kevala Jnana to Moksha

• When all karmas are exhausted, the soul attains kevala jnana (absolute, omniscient knowledge) and dwells in a liberated, siddha state.
• Moksha is the permanent emancipation of the soul, beyond birth and death, auspiciously in a siddha realm.

Notes on practice

• The path emphasizes gradual, steady purification: right faith, right knowledge, and right conduct support and reinforce each other.
• Jain practice can look different for Digambara and Śvetāmbara traditions in details (for example, certain vows and ascetic practices), but the threefold path (faith, knowledge, conduct) remains central to liberation in both streams.
• For lay followers, life is a balance between daily duties and spiritual discipline; for renunciants, the path is more austere and focused on complete detachment.

If you’d like, I can present this in a shorter checklist or expand any of the steps with examples from Jain scriptures.