The Jain philosophy holds that the world is created and maintained by

1. Jain philosophy does not posit a creator God who created and maintained the world. 2. Instead, Jainism holds that the world (Loka) is an eternal, uncreated reality, consisting of living souls (Jiva) and non-living substances (Ajiva). 3. The functioning of this world, the interactions between souls and matter, and the cycles of time and karma operate according to inherent, immutable natural principles or laws. 4. Therefore, the world is created and maintained not by a divine entity or faith, but by its own inherent nature and the operation of Universal Law. 5. While concepts like Universal Truth or Universal Soul (Paramatman, in some other philosophies) exist in Indian thought, Universal Law best represents the Jain perspective on the fundamental principles governing the universe's existence and functioning without a creator.