3.1 Fundamental Principles

• Recap of Dharma from Grade 7; the five Grade 8 selected principles (Punarjanam, Aparigraha, Brahmacharya, Santokh, Sat)
• Sanatan/Vedic Punarjanam (reincarnation): atman, karma, samsara; Gita teaching on the embodied self
• Living Punarjanam as responsibility now, without fatalism or mockery of a classmate's life
• Jain Aparigraha (non-attachment): need versus greed; Mahavira and simple living
• Jain Brahmacharya (celibacy) at Grade 8 as self-control, respect for bodies, and student focus
• Sikh Santokh (satisfaction / contentment) with honest share; not laziness
• Sikh Sat (truth) in word and deed; Sat Nam as the Sikh name of the True One
• Dramatising the five principles in a Kenyan school; nurturing them for virtuous living; sister-faith echoes kept distinct

• identify the five selected fundamental Principles of Dharma for character formation
• dramatize the Principles of Dharma in a school environment
• nurture the Principles of Dharma for virtuous living

“How can Principles of Dharma be practised in day-to-day life?”

“Why is it important to live by the Principles of Dharma?”

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1. Five selected Principles of Dharma
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Map Grade 8's five selected principles — Punarjanam, Aparigraha, Brahmacharya, Santokh and Sat — against the Grade 7 list, keeping each faith's name.
2. Punarjanam: what reincarnation means
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Explain Sanatan/Vedic Punarjanam as the embodied self taking a new body according to karma, using the received Gita clothes image, without inventing shlokas.
3. Living Punarjanam: responsibility now
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Practise Punarjanam as responsibility for today's deeds in Kenya, refusing fatalism and refusing to shame a classmate's life as "past karma".
4. Aparigraha: Jain non-attachment
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Explain Jain Aparigraha as non-grasping and limited possession, distinct from Grade 7 Asteya, with Mahavira as the received example of giving up a palace.
5. Aparigraha in Kenya: money, phones, marks
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Practise Jain non-attachment in Kenyan daily life: extra change, gadget clinging, grabbing marks, and Gandhi's simple living as a famous echo, without forcing a monk's vow.
6. Brahmacharya: self-control as dharma
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Explain Jain Brahmacharya (KICD: celibacy) in Grade 8 language as self-control, fidelity of conduct, and walking toward the Highest, with dignity and no mockery.
7. Brahmacharya at school: senses, media, duty
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Apply Jain Brahmacharya to Kenyan school life: phones, group chats, sport, study duty and famous self-mastery, without graphic talk or forced testimony.
8. Santokh: Sikh satisfaction
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Explain Sikh Santokh as contentment with an honest share, distinct from greed and from laziness, with Guru Nanak's thankful heart as the received frame.
9. Santokh in Kenya: comparison without crushing
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Practise Sikh Santokh in Kenyan school comparison of phones, shoes, marks and posts, keeping honest work and sharing, without shaming need.
10. Sat: Sikh truth
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Explain Sikh Sat as truth in word and deed, with Sat Nam as the received Name of the True One, and Sanatan satya as a sister echo, not a replacement.
11. Sat at school: CAT, rumour, friendship
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Practise Sikh Sat in Kenyan school tests: own work, stopped rumours, owned mistakes, and truth that does not become cruelty.
12. Dramatise the five principles at school
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Prepare and perform short school skits of Punarjanam, Aparigraha, Brahmacharya, Santokh and Sat, without mockery of body, faith, poverty or gender.
13. Nurture the five for virtuous living
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Close the sub-strand by identifying all five principles, writing a personal code, planning a respectful visit, and noting sister-faith echoes without melting the four paths.