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    Biyasana eating only breakfast and early dinner

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    Answer

    In Jain practice, Biyasana means eating only two times in a day.

    So, eating only:

    • Breakfast
    • Early dinner

    can be considered Biyasana, as long as you eat only twice and do not take additional meals or snacks in between.

    Explanation

    In Jain Dharma, Biyasana is a form of food discipline where one limits eating to two sittings in the day. The purpose is to reduce attachment to taste, control desires, and practice restraint.

    If you eat breakfast in the morning and dinner before sunset, that is especially aligned with Jain principles, because Jain tradition encourages avoiding food after sunset.

    Usually:

    • No snacking between the two meals
    • No third meal
    • Food should be taken with awareness and restraint
    • Dinner should ideally be before sunset

    Spiritual Understanding

    Biyasana helps develop sanyam — self-control. By limiting food intake, one reduces greed, attachment, and carelessness. It is not only about eating less, but about eating with discipline and spiritual awareness.

    Takeaway

    Yes, breakfast and early dinner only can be Biyasana, provided there is no extra eating outside those two sittings, and early dinner is preferably before sunset.

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