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PÄP (SOURCES OF SINS)
Chapter 24 - Päp (Sources of sins)
We are always busy doing something good that may be helping others or being bad and causing trouble to others. When we help someone, not only does it bring comfort to that person, but it also brings us comfort by Punya. But when we cause trouble for others, it causes us to suffer too due to Päp (sins). The kinds of activities that cause others to suffer are called sinful activities and they can range in various levels from simply telling a tale to actual killing. Jain scriptures describe eighteen kinds of such activities, which are considered the sources of the sins that lead to bad deeds or Päp. These Päp cause troubles in our current live as well as future lives. Therefore, we should be careful not to carry out any of the following 18 sinful activities, which are interconnected with one another.
Eighteen Sinful Activities:
Pränätipät Mrushäväda Adattädäna Maithuna Parigraha Krodha Mäna Mäyä Lobha Räga Dvesha Kalah Abhyakhyana Paishunya Parparivada Rati-Arati Mäyä-Mrushäväda Mithya-Darshan-Shalya
Violence Untruth Theft Unchaste Possessiveness Anger Arrogance Deceit Greed Attachment Hatred Quarreling Accusation Gossip Criticism Liking and disliking Malice Wrong beliefs
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01. Pränätipät (Violence): This word is formed by two words. 1) Präna means vitalities of a living being, and 2) Atipäta means to kill or to hurt. Therefore, Pränätipat means to cause suffering or kill any of the vitalities of living beings. This is caused by our physical activities as well as by our harsh words or even by our thoughts. Everybody agrees and understands that physical violence is wrong. Non-vegetarian people do not realize that by eating eggs, chicken, poultry products, fish, seafood, or flesh they cause violence. Hunting or fishing games also cause violence. Name calling and offensive, hateful, bitter or harsh words or sentences cause verbal violence.
Example of mental or verbal violence : Ramesh is a tall and heavy guy and Anil is a skinny guy. Anil wanted to beat Ramesh for some reason but he cannot beat him physically. So, Anil thinks that he will become a friend
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JAIN PHILOSOPHY AND PRACTICE I
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