Answer

In Jain Dharma, we cannot measure exactly “how much paap becomes less” by doing Bela Tap.

But it is clearly understood that Bela Tap helps in reducing paap karma and purifying the soul, when it is done with:

• Right faith
• Humility
• Self-control
• Repentance for past mistakes
• No pride or show-off

Explanation

Bela Tap generally means fasting for two days continuously, with proper religious discipline.

In Jain Dharma, tapa helps in:

• Reducing attachment to food and body
• Controlling desires
• Weakening passions like anger, ego, deceit, and greed
• Burning previously bonded karma through sincere austerity

However, the reduction of paap does not depend only on the outer fasting. It depends greatly on the inner bhaav.

If someone does Bela Tap with anger, ego, comparison, or desire for praise, then the spiritual benefit becomes limited.

Spiritual Understanding

In Jain Dharma, bhaav is very important.

A smaller tap done with pure feelings can be spiritually more powerful than a bigger tap done with pride.

So instead of asking only “how much paap will reduce?”, it is better to focus on:

• How pure was my intention?
• Did I avoid anger and negative thoughts?
• Did I do pratikraman or repentance?
• Did I increase compassion and self-control?
• Did I reduce attachment?

Takeaway

Bela Tap surely helps reduce paap karma when done with pure bhaav, discipline, and humility. But Jain Dharma does not give a fixed numerical amount of paap reduction for it.