Jain fiction has not only been the father of Indian fiction, but has inspired the entire world fiction. Crossing the borders of India, Jain stories have reached countries like Arabia, China, Lanka, Europe etc. and have become popular there as well as their original place. The plots of Jain fiction are very touching and wide.
Most people understand karma as a balance sheet of good and bad deeds, virtues and sins. The mechanism that decrees that we cannot evade the consequences of our own actions. In reality, karma has nothing to do with reward and punishment. Karma simply means action: your action, your responsibility. It is not some external system of crime and punishment, but an internal cycle generated by you. Accumulation of karma is determined only by your intention and the way you respond to what is happening to you.