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87 2. Jaina Myths Like the Buddhists, the Jains believe that life is essentially evil and the object of life is deliverance. But while the Buddhists maintain that the path to deliverance is through right action. The Jains believe that liberation is best brought about by asceticism and inaction. 1. Jains do not believe in a creator of the universe. Creation implies a desire to create and a desire denotes something wanting and implies imperfection. The perfect being is without desire or activity, and as such a god who creates or demands obedience or praise from a man has no place in Jain theology. The universe is self existent and is indestructible. There are gods but they are little better than humans. 2. Though the Jains do not believe in a Supreme being, in a trinity or even in a real as the mainstay of the rolling universe, yet they believe in most of the gods, sages, demi-gods, and demons of Hindu Mythology. The gods are different from humans. They have their divine failings. They enjoy certain occult powers, that may be superior to humans. For instance, no god can attain liberation unless he be born as man. Liberation is possible for humans only. Some gods are worthy of honour and a few are actually worshipped due to Hindu influence.