What is the weekly richuql called when you restrict certain foods
In Jainism, a weekly practice where you restrict certain foods is generally called a “vrat” (vow). Depending on how you do it, it may have different specific names:
- Upvās (उपवास)
- Many people keep weekly upvās on a fixed day (e.g., every Friday). - Some take no food (only boiled water in daytime), some take very limited food.
- Ekasana / Biyasan (एकोशन / बियासन)
- Ekasana – eating only once in the day, in one sitting. - Biyasan – eating twice in the day, in two sittings. - Often used as a weekly or festival vow.
- Ayambil (आयम्बिल)
- One very simple, tasteless meal (no oil/ghee, milk products, sugar, many spices, etc.). - Some people take Ayambil every week on a fixed day as a special vrat.
- Partial tyāg (त्याग) – giving up only certain items
- For example: - “Ras-tyāg” – leaving tasty items like sweets, fried food. - “Farasan-tyāg” – leaving fried snacks. - This can also be done weekly as a small vrat.
So, in simple words:
- The general name is: weekly vrat / upvās.
- The specific type depends on what you actually do: Upvās, Ekasana, Biyasan, Ayambil, or some tyāg.