Jain dharm me ratri bhojan (raat ka bhojan) par aam taur par niyantran hota hai. Bahut saare Jain log raat ko bhojan se bachne ya bahut halka bhojan lene ki praathna karte hain, khaaskar vishesh upavasa ya anushthanon me. Parantu aam roop se mung dal (moong) ya anya dalen raat ke bhojan me shamil ki ja sakti hain, jab tak ki aapki ghar ki parampara ya aapke sect ke niyamon ke anuroop ho.

• Moong-fali (mung) ya anya dalen: yeh phal ya daal ki shrini me aati hain, lekin anna (anaj) nahi hoti. Aksar Digambar aur Shwetambar dono paramparaon me inhe shuddh ahar ke roop me svikaar kiya jata hai, kyunki ye root ya halakton ki jaati se nahi hoti (jaise aloo, pyaaz, lasan).
• Anna (groin/annu): anna se aapke roop me jo anaj liye jaate hain, unka vibhajan alag hota hai. Moong dal anna ke roop me nahi aata, yaani ki dal aur anaj alag category me aate hain.

Yeh dhyan rakhen:

• Kuch parivaar ya upavasi log raat ko koi bhojan nahi karte, ya sirf phal/duhri (light) bhojan lete hain. Agar aapke ghar ki parampara tha, use follow karna uchit hoga.
• Digambar-Shwetambar dono me thodi alag vyakhya ho sakti hai, isliye apni sampradaya ki vishesh vigyaan aur guru ki salah par chalta chalna accha hoga.

Agar aap chahein, to apne sampradaya ya apne ghar ki niyamon ka thoda sa spasht varnan dein, taki main usi hisaab se aapko aur spasht arth (arth) ke saath jawab de sakun.