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BLESSINGS

ॐ ह्रीं अर्हम् नमः

श्रीसद्गुरुभ्यो नमः

ॐ ऐं नमः

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SHREE MATI GYANAY NAMAH

SHREE SHRUT GYANAY NAMAH

SHREE AVADHI GYANAY NAMAH

SHREE MANAH-PARYAV GYANAY NAMAH

SHREE KEVAL GYANAY NAMAH

5 GYAN

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Learn & Turn Jainism Part -1 Lesson No. 7

PUNYA ACTIVITY & PAAP ACTIVITY -2

Inspired by:

Yugpradhan Acharyatulya P.P. Panyas Shree Chandrashekar Vijayji M.S.

P.P. Panyas Shree Yashobhushan Vijayji M.S.

P.P. Panyas Shree Manobhushan Vijayji M.S.

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1. EATING AT NIGHT

Q1. Is it Punya activity or Paap activity?

A1. Paap activity.

Q2. Why?

A2. Small invisible jeev are killed.

Q3. What we lose by eating at night?

A3. a) We may become animals like cat, rat,

eagle, snake, pig, bat, owl, fox and

narak etc in next birth.

b) Harmful to health.

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2. TROUBLING OTHERS/ THROW WATER ON OTHERS

Q1. Is it Punya activity or Paap activity?

A1. Paap activity.

Q2. Why?

A2. a) Other people get angry, feel sad and

sometimes it turns into fight.

b) Wasting water creates shortage of water

and hinsa of apkay jeev.

Q3. What is lose due to it?

A3. It causes ashaataavedniya karma, We will have

to suffer in next birth.

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3. SAMAYIK

Q1. Is it Punya activity or Paap activity?

A1. Punya activity.

Q2. Which shape of charawala should boys and

girls use?

A2. Round stick for boys and square stick

for girls.

Q3. What are the benefits of samayik?

A3. Samayik increases concentration, peace etc

in life.

Q4. What is the time limit for samayik ?

A4. 48 mins.

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4. EATING ABHAKSHYA

Q1. Is it Punya activity or Paap activity?

A1. Paap activity.

Q2. Why?

A2. Lots of jeev hinsa..

Q3. What we lose by eating abhakshya?

A3. a) Harmful for health.

b) One binds ashaataavedniya karma.

Q4. Give examples of “Abhakshya” items?

A4. Bread, ice cream, softdrinks, hotel

items etc.

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5. TO GIVE WATER

Q1. Is it Punya activity or Paap activity?

A1. Punya activity.

Q2. Why?

A2. a) We get their blessings.

b) It increases our punya.

Q3. What are the benefits of it?

A3. Happy & healthy life in next birth.

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6. LISTENING TO MUSIC

Q1. Is it Punya activity or Paap activity?

A1. Paap activity.

Q2. Why?

A2. Hinsa of teukaay.

Q3. How does music impact us?

A3. a) Noisy music creates stress.

b) It is harmful to mind.

c) Causes bad behaviour.

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7. GIFTING OTHERS

Q1. Is it Punya activity or Paap activity?

A1. Punya activity.

Q2. Why?

A2. Both feel happy and our friends increases.

Q3. What quality does it develop?

A3. Quality of ‘Generosity’.

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8. USING UNFILTERED WATER

Q1. Is it Punya activity or Paap activity?

A1. Paap activity.

Q2. Why?

A2. a) Lots of traskay jeevs (bacteria) get killed.

b) Harmful to health.

Q3. Which are the places where it is being used?

A3. Use of shower, gizer, mineral water,

Swimming, bathtub, waterpark, flush in toilet

etc.

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9. HARMING ANIMALS & BIRDS

Q1. Is it Punya activity or Paap activity?

A1. Paap activity.

Q2. Why?

A2. They get pain/ injury.

Q3. It causes which karma?

A3. Ashaataavedniya karma who gives ‘Ashatta’

(Pain) to us in future.

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10. IGNORING PARENTS

Q1. Is it Punya activity or Paap activity?

A1. Paap activity.

Q2. Why?

A2. It hurts their feeling.

Q3. What do we lose by ignoring parents?

A3. a) We don’t get their guidance/ blessing

which stops overall our growth.

b) ‘Upkari’ (grateful) parents become sad

which is ‘big paap’.

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  1. HELPING PEOPLE

Q1. Is it Punya activity or Paap activity?

A1. Punya activity.

Q2. Why?

A2. a) It is good to share your wealth/ food

with needy people.

b) It makes us generous.

c) It increases our punya.

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12. BEING PROUDY

Q1. Is it Punya activity or Paap activity?

A1. Paap activity.

Q2. What do you lose by becoming proudy?

A2. a) We are not able to think ‘right’ or ‘wrong’

at that time.

b) We lose our friends/ relatives.

c) In next birth we will not get things which

we are proud of.

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13. WATCHING T.V.

Q1. Is it Punya activity or Paap activity?

A1. Paap activity.

Q2. Why?

A2. We watch violence, fearful & bad things on

TV which causes bad thinking/behaviour.

Q3. What do you lose by watching TV?

A3. Due to harmful radiation our eyes become

weak & we get spectacles.

Full form of T.V:-

T-Tension, V-Vadhare tension.

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14. SUPATRA DAAN

Q1. Is it Punya activity or Paap activity?

A1. Punya activity.

Q2. When maharajsaheb says “dharma labh” what

should you say?

A2. “Padharo” (Welcome).

Q3. When maharajsaheb leaves what do sharavak

say?

A3. ‘Padharjo Sahebji’ (Most welcome/ please

come again)

Q4. What precaution you should take at the

time of supaatradaan?

A4. a) The food should not fall down.

b) Boys should not touch sadhviji M.S.

and vice versa.

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15. PLAYING ON GRASS

Q1. Is it Punya activity or Paap activity?

A1. Paap activity.

Q2. Why?

A2. a) We kill vanaspatikay jeev.

b) We kill traskay jeev which are hidden

under the grass.

c) They get pain.

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16.HARASSING

Q1. Is it Punya activity or Paap activity?

A1. Punya activity.

Q2. Why?

A2. We get good knowledge which help us to

become better person.

Q3. Which karma are destroyed?

A3. Gyanavarniya karma.

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17. HELPING

Q1. Is it Punya activity or Paap activity?

A1. Punya activity.

Q2. Why?

A2. We get good knowledge which help us to

become better person.

Q3. Which karma are destroyed?

A3. Gyanavarniya karma.

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