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    If you touch ur body without any sexual desire or attachment or anything is it a sin no or yes strictest answer possible

    9 hrs ago 6

    Strictest Jain answer: yes — it is not considered spiritually pure, even if there is no sexual desire.

    In Jainism, attachment to the body itself can bind karma. So touching your own body out of habit, comfort, or self-indulgence is not ideal from the strictest standpoint, because it can still involve dehāśakti / body-attachment and subtle rāga.

    However, if it is done purely for necessary care — such as cleaning, healing, or adjusting clothing — and without attachment or craving, then it is much less harmful.

    So the strictest answer is:

    • With lust or attachment: clearly sinful/binding.
    • Without lust, but with body-attachment or comfort-seeking: still not pure, karma can bind.
    • Only for necessary bodily care, without attachment: far less दोष, but still within worldly conduct, not spiritual ideal.

    For a monk or nun, strict restraint is expected; for a householder, the emphasis is on reducing attachment as much as possible.

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