After bāl–sādhu dīkshā, the basic principle is:

> “Now this child is no longer a gṛhasth (householder), so he has no personal possessions at all.”

So, all old clothes and items from before dīkshā should be dealt with in a way that supports vairāgya (detachment), not moha (attachment).

1. What is the right view in Jain dharma?

• After dīkshā, sādhu / sādhu-bāl:

- has no ‘mine’ (mamta) over any object, - lives with aparigraha (non‑possessiveness), - uses only what the Āchārya / guru and sangh allow, and even that only as sangh–sampatti (community property), not as “my” thing.

Therefore, all earlier personal items must be left behind as gṛhasth–jeevan.

2. What to do with clothes and items used before dīkshā?

Generally, the family should:

1. Not keep them as emotional memories

- Avoid framing, storing, or repeatedly touching them with feeling of “Ye hamāre bāl–sadhu ke kapde the”. - This keeps moha alive for parents and relatives.

1. Use them for punya, not for show

- Donate them: - to the poor / needy, - to a Jain trust, hostel, gaushala–related staff, etc. - If very new or special: - they may be offered to a mumukshu, Jain student, or someone who will practically use them, not worship them.

1. Do not sell for personal profit with attachment

- Selling is not wrong by itself, but: - avoid doing it with pride and emotional talk like “ye dīkshā se pehle ke kapde the, isliye mehengi keemat…” - If sold, best is to use that money in dharmic way (dāna, āhār–dān, granth–dān, etc.).

3. How is it seen in Digambar / Shvetāmbara tradition?

• Both agree on the core point:

After dīkshā, the child should not have any personal things from old life.

• Differences are more in:

- style of dress after dīkshā, - internal rules of the particular sangh.

• But in both:

- old toys, fancy clothes, shoes, gadgets, school things etc. are all parigraha of gṛhasth avasthā, so they are left, donated, or redistributed by the family; - the bāl–sadhu neither keeps them nor decides about them.

4. Best spirit to keep in mind

For family and relatives:

• Think:

“Ye sab vastu hamāre liye bhi tātkālik parigraha the. Hamāre bāl–sadhu ne in sab ko tyāg kar diya. Ab ham bhi inko shraddhā se chhod kar punya kā kārya kareṅge.”

• Whatever you do (donate / give / use), do it with:

- shraddhā, - anāsakti (no clinging), - and prārthanā: “Is tyāg se hamārā aur hamāre bāl–sadhu kā samyag–mārg aur majbūt bane.”

In short: After bāl–sadhu dīkshā, all old clothes and personal items should be fully separated from the new ascetic life, treated as parigraha of the past, and peacefully given away in a dhārmik, non‑attached way, not preserved as objects of emotional attachment.