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Q.VII.35.1
A.VII.35.1
What are the five transgressions of the vow of limiting consumable and non consumable things (bhogo pabhoga - parim navrata)? The five transgressions are: consuming foods which are: animate i.e. with organism, placed near animate food, mixed with animate food or with stimulants and ill-cooked.
Q.VII.35.2 A. VII.35.2
What is meant by animate or organism? It means an entity with consciousness i.e. living beings.
Q. VII.35.3 A.VII.35.3
What is meant by animate food? It means the green (i.e. not ripe) vegetables / flowers / fruits etc eaten out of ignorance (here meat and such non-veg items are not mentioned as they are not considered food at all).
Q.VII.35.4 A.VII.35.4
What is meant by food placed touching animate articles? It means food placed on green leafs etc or covered by them etc.
Q.VII.35.5 A.VII.35.5
What is meant by food mixed with animate articles? It means pure food mixed with animate food or food given by ignorant persons.
Q.VII.35.6
A.VII.35.6
What is the difference between food placed touching animate articles and food mixed with animate food? The food placed near animate food can be made consumable by removing it from its environment while the mixed food cannot be made consumable / edible.
Q.VII.35.7 A.VII.35.7
Why does a votary indulge in eating animate food? The votary does so under the influence of laziness, delusion and serenity of hunger / thirst.
Q. VII.35.8 A.VII.35.8
What is meant by stimulating food? It means the food which when consumed, arouse pervert feelings.
Q.VII.35.9 A.VII.35.9
What is meant by ill-cooked food? It means the food which is not cooked properly i.e. under cooked or over cooked.
Q. VII.35.10 A. VII.35.10
What is harm in eating stimulating and ill-cooked foods? Stimulating food arouses disposition for sensual pleasures while illcooked foods cause physical disorders like stomach misery, indigestion, burning sensation, etc.
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