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    simple Jain-approved list of allowed and avoided vegetables.

    3 months ago 82

    Here is a simple Jain-approved list:

    Generally allowed vegetables

    • Bottle gourd
    • Ridge gourd
    • Sponge gourd
    • Pumpkin
    • Cucumber
    • Zucchini
    • Tomato
    • Capsicum
    • Brinjal / eggplant
    • Ladyfinger / okra
    • Beans
    • Peas
    • Corn
    • Leafy greens like spinach, lettuce, fenugreek leaves, coriander, mint
    • Cabbage
    • Cauliflower
    • Broccoli

    Generally avoided vegetables

    • Root vegetables:
    - Potato - Onion - Garlic - Carrot - Radish - Beetroot - Turnip - Sweet potato - Ginger
    • Bulb and tuber vegetables
    • Sometimes mushrooms are also avoided

    Important Jain rule

    • Avoid vegetables that grow underground, because they involve more harm to living beings.
    • Also avoid onion, garlic, and all root vegetables in standard Jain food practice.

    Note

    • Some Jain traditions follow stricter or slightly different food rules, especially during Paryushan, Ayambil, or other vows.

    If you want, I can also make this into a very short “eat / avoid” chart.

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