Answer

Yes — in Jain Dharma, if you sincerely resist kandmool and stay firm in your vow, that can bind puṇya karma, because it is an act of restraint, self-control, and non-indulgence.

But there is an important point:

• If you resist with peace, awareness, and detachment, the merit is stronger.
• If you resist while feeling irritation, anger, or inner struggle, then that anger also binds ashubha karma.
• So the result is often mixed: some puṇya from restraint, and some bondage from anger.

Explanation

In Jainism, the main factor is not only the outer action, but the bhāva — the inner state of mind.

So if you are tempted by kandmool but still leave it:

• Your restraint is spiritually good.
• Your temptation shows attachment is still being weakened.
• Your anger or irritation is also a form of kashāya, so it creates negative bondage.

This means:

• Resisting kandmool is better than giving in.
• Resisting with calmness is better than resisting with anger.
• Resisting with less attachment is best.

So yes, you do build good karma through self-restraint, but the highest aim in Jainism is not to collect even good karma. The highest aim is to reduce all bondage and move toward nirjarā and liberation.

Spiritual Understanding

Your effort itself is valuable.

Even if the mind feels disturbed at first, the very act of trying to leave kandmool can become a step toward purification. Over time:

• temptation becomes weaker,
• the mind becomes steadier,
• and the vow becomes natural.

In Jain Dharma, this is called strengthening samyak puruṣārtha — right effort with right understanding.

So if you think, “This is harmful, I want to avoid it for the sake of ahimsa and discipline,” that thought is spiritually powerful.

But if the thought becomes, “I am angry that I cannot eat this,” then the anger weakens the merit of your restraint.

Takeaway

• Resisting kandmool does bind puṇya karma if done with sincerity and self-control.
• Anger while resisting binds negative karma.
• The best state is firm restraint with inner calm.
• In Jain Dharma, the goal is not merely “good karma,” but less bondage and more purity.

If you want, I can also explain this in a very simple karma-by-karma chart: “temptation,” “resistance,” “anger,” and “peaceful restraint” — and what each binds in Jain terms.