Jainism For Beginners Level 03

Author(s): Sayampurnashreeji
Publisher: Sayampurnashreeji

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individual capacity. Following is the list of some Tapasyas.
Tivihar : After sunset no food or juice shall be taken, but one may take water before going to bed. Chauvihar : After sunset no food nor water is taken until sunrise the next day.
Navakarashi : One must take food or water forty-eight minutes after sunrise. Even brushing teeth and rinsing the mouth must be done after sunrise.
Chhath : Upavas for two consecutive days.
Porsi: Taking food or water three hours after sunrise.
Attham : Upavas for three consecutive days
Sadh-Porsi : Taking food or water four hours and thirty minutes after sunrise. Purimuddha : Taking food or water six hours after sunrise.
Atthai : Upavas for eight consecutive days
Masakshaman : Consecutive Upavas for one month
Avadhdh : Taking food or water nine hours after sunrise.
Biyasan: Taking food twice a day while sitting in one place.
Navapad Oli : Every year for 9 days starting from the 6/7th day of the bright fortnight until the full moon day in Ashwin and Chaitra months, one does Ayambil. These Ayambils can also be restricted to only one kind of food grain per day.
Ekasan : Taking food only once while sitting in one place. Ayambil : Taking food only once in one sitting. The food should not have any taste or spices and should be boiled or cooked. Also, one should not use milk, curds, ghee, oil, sweets, sugar or jaggery and green or raw vegetables.
Varsitap : Alternate day Upavas for one
year.
Nav Tatva (Part-II
Upavas:One must not take any food for twenty-four hours starting from sunrise to sunrise the next day. Tivihar Upavas : One may drink only boiled water during Upavas,
In Ekasan, Biyasan, Ayambil, or Upavas one can drink boiled water only and only between sunrise and sunset. It is better if one can do a Chauvihar or Tivihar on the night before starting these austerities. If any of the austerities allow food, one shall not take raw vegetables, anything, which grows underground, or raw grains while performing such austerities.
Chauvihar Upavas: One does not even drink water during Upavas,
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