In Jain dharma, “Tyaag” means giving up something (physically or mentally) to reduce sins, control desires and purify the soul.

There is no single fixed “list of all tyaag” in one place; different granths and traditions group them differently. But for a Jain shravak (householder), tyaag can be understood in these main groups:

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1. Lifelong Tyaag – The 12 Vows of a Shravak

These are the main permanent renunciations a Jain layperson is encouraged to take:

(A) 5 Anuvrat (small vows, limited form of monk’s vows)

1. Ahimsa Anuvrat – To give up intentional violence as far as possible.
2. Satya Anuvrat – To give up lies and hurtful speech.
3. Asteya (Achaurya) Anuvrat – To give up stealing in any form.
4. Brahmacharya Anuvrat – To give up sexual misconduct (for many: outside marriage).
5. Aparigraha Anuvrat – To give up unlimited possessions; keep limits on money, things, comforts.

(B) 3 Gunvrat (vows that strengthen the above)

1. Dik Vrata – To give up moving beyond certain directions/limits (controls roaming, business, travel).
2. Bhog–Upbhog Pariman Vrata – To give up unlimited consumption; fix limits on food, clothes, pleasures.
3. Anarth-dand Viraman Vrata – To give up useless harmful activities (gossip, weapons, etc.).

(C) 4 Shiksha Vrata (training vows)

1. Samayik Vrata – To give up worldly activity for some time and stay in equanimity.
2. Desavakasik Vrata – For a limited time give up going beyond a small area.
3. Paushadh Vrata – To live like a sadhu/sadhvi for a day (giving up household life temporarily).
4. Atithi-samvibhag Vrata – To give up full enjoyment of your own wealth/food, by sharing with sadhus/sadhvis and needy beings.

These 12 are accepted in both Digambar and Shvetambar tradition, with slight differences in details and emphasis, but the core meaning is same.

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2. Dietary / Food-Related Tyaag

These are naimittik (occasional or time-based) tyaag. Names and exact rules can vary a bit by sangh and sect, but common types are:

(A) Time-based eating tyaag

• Navkarsi – Give up food and water till ~48 minutes after sunrise.
• Porsi – Give up food and water till 1 prahar (¼ day) after sunrise.
• Sadh-porsi – Till 1½ prahar after sunrise.
• Purimaddha – Till 2 prahar after sunrise.
• Avaddh – Till 3 prahar after sunrise.

In these, you renounce eating/drinking for a set time and then eat with right bhav.

You can read more about Navkarsi etc. here

(B) Type / quantity of food tyaag

• Upvas – Give up all food for the day (only boiled water in a set time, or even no water – depends on tradition).
• Chauvihar Upvas – No food or water from previous sunset till next sunrise/meal.
• Tivihar – No food after sunset; water allowed for some time.
• Ekasanu – Eat only once in the day.
• Biyasanu – Eat twice in the day (with discipline).
• Ayambil – Give up tasty, rich food; only very simple, tasteless, non-fried food once a day.

All these are forms of food tyaag – we reduce taste, variety, timing, and quantity to weaken attachment and passions.

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3. Special Practical Tyaag in Daily Life

These are very common vows people “take” (pachchhkan) for months, years or lifelong:

• Ratri-bhojan tyaag – Giving up eating at night.
• Underground-vegetable tyaag – Giving up kand-mool like potato, onion, garlic, etc.
• Specific item tyaag – e.g. sugar, sweets, fried food, outside food, soft drinks, etc.
• Addiction tyaag – Giving up tobacco, alcohol, paan, etc. (these are anyway strongly forbidden).
• Bhog-vilās tyaag – Giving up certain luxuries (ornaments, unnecessary fashion, entertainment, gambling, etc.).

These are not always listed as a fixed scriptural list, but all are permitted and praised as tyaag when done with right intention and within ahimsa.

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4. Higher-Stage Tyaag – 11 Pratimā (for advanced shravaks)

For spiritually advanced laypeople, Jain shastras describe 11 Pratimā – levels of renunciation. As you go up, you step-by-step give up:

• Night eating
• Some business types
• More possessions
• More social comforts
• Finally almost everything, living almost like a sadhu

After the 11th Pratimā, one moves to full monkhood, which is complete tyaag of home, possessions, relations, clothes (for Digambar), etc.

Both Digambar and Shvetambar accept the idea of Pratimā; the details and names vary slightly, but in both, it is a graded series of tyaag for shravaks.

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5. Inner (Bhav) Tyaag

Above all external practices, the most important tyaag is internal:

• Krodh tyaag – giving up anger
• Maan tyaag – giving up ego
• Maya tyaag – giving up deceit
• Lobh tyaag – giving up greed

Without this bhav tyaag, external tyaag has very limited spiritual value.

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Summary

So, “all tyaag a Jain can take” includes:

• Lifelong vows – 12 Shravak Vrat
• Time-based and food-based tyaag – Navkarsi, Porsi, Upvas, Ekasanu, Ayambil, Chauvihar, etc.
• Special personal tyaag – night-eating, certain foods, luxuries, addictions
• Higher renunciation – 11 Pratimā leading up to full sadhu-dharma
• Inner tyaag – giving up anger, pride, deceit, greed

Exact lists and customs can differ between Digambar and Shvetambar, but the principle is the same: step‑by‑step reduce himsa, parigrah and kashaya, and move the soul toward moksha.