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    Can you change clothes everyday in updhan

    7 months ago 126

    In Updhan, this depends on the niyam (rules) you have taken from your guru / pravartak, not on one fixed rule for all.

    General points:

    • Basic principle: During Updhan a shravak tries to live like a sadhu as much as possible – simple life, minimum possessions, no show‑off, and maximum dhyan–sadhana.
    • Clothes should be:
    - plain, simple, generally white - non‑fashionable, non‑attractive - few in number (as little “parigrah” as possible) - kept clean to avoid disease and to maintain shauch (purity)

    About changing every day:

    • In most Updhan arrangements, it is allowed to:
    - keep 1–2 simple sets of clothes - wash and change daily or as needed for cleanliness
    • In some sanghs the niyam may be stricter, e.g.:
    - only one main set of clothes - you may change only after washing, or only on certain days

    There is no general Jain shastra rule that “you cannot change clothes every day in Updhan.” What matters is:

    1. You do not increase parigrah (extra sets, fashionable clothes, variety).
    2. You strictly follow the exact niyam given by your guru / pravartak for that specific Updhan batch.

    So:

    • If your written niyam does not say “only one pair of clothes,” then normally you may change into another washed, simple pair each day.
    • If you are unsure, ask the Updhan in‑charge / guru and follow whatever they say exactly. In Updhan, obedience to niyam is more important than personal preference.
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