Jains build asylums and rest houses for old and diseased animals, where they are kept and fed until they die a natural death. Mythology and cosmology. These are each subdivided into several groups. Besides these, certain other gods and goddesses are mentioned in various Jaina texts, including several that suggest Hindu influence or borrowing from some common ancient Indian heritage. All these deities are assigned a position subordinate to the Tirthankaras and other liberated souls.
Time is conceived as eternal and formless.
The world is infinite and was never created. Through the centre of the universe runs the region of mobile souls in which all living beings, including men, animals, gods, and devils, live. The Jains have erected monumental stupas in honour of their saints, and the richness and quality of their architecture and carving in stone have few equals. Jaina temples generally contain a number of metal images of various types and metal plaques depicting auspicious symbols. Jainism preaches universal tolerance, and its attitude toward other forms of religion is that of noncriticism.