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516 : Scientific Contents in Prākrta Canons
eatables like Dani-badā, etc. The multi-seeded materials could include brinjal also. These 22 non-eatables could now be classified under four major heads as shown in Table 7 where many more new non-eatables may be included. These should be scientifically evaluated under the newer knowledge. This is also an age of multi-constituent food materials which also require consideration regarding their eatability. Table 6: Canonical Basis of Non-eatability. Basis Cause
Examples 1. Destruction /io- Involves violence 5 udumbara fruits,
lence of mobile of more develo- denatured materials or more than 1 - ped living beings. honey, di-sectionsensed living beings.
als. Violence of mobile Flesh, night-eating
beings. 2. Violence towards Violence towards Roots/tubers,
non-mobile living general/individual multi-seeded fruits, beings. plants.
raw fruits, sprouts 3. Drunkenness/ Mental Imbalance, Alcohols, addicting laziness. madness,idleness. compds/drugs/
products 4. Popular Opposi- Bad smell, low Onion, Garlic, etc tion
quality mentality 5. Small eatable with Violence to plants Sugarcane, waterlarge non-eatable.
mellon, wood apple
etc. 6. Undesirability/Dis- Personal preferen- Unfiltered water, ease carrying ces
Bulbous roots quality
(many ) etc. 7. Rawness/Uncook- All plants are livingedness,uncutness at the begnning.
There is a large amount of traditional and intellectual discussion about the eatability of roots, tubers or rhizomes. . Religionists point out that they create an unpious mentality and
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