Continuously 5 upvas is chaat attam
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Answer
No. Continuously 5 Upvas is generally called Panch Upvas or 5 Upvas.
Attham / Atham means 3 continuous Upvas.
Explanation
In common Jain practice:
- 1 Upvas = one full fast
- Bey Upvas = 2 continuous fasts
- Attham / Atham = 3 continuous fasts
- Chauvihar Attham = 3 continuous fasts with Chauvihar rules
- 5 Upvas = Panch Upvas
So, 5 continuous Upvas is not called Attham.
Takeaway
Attham = 3 Upvas, while 5 continuous Upvas = Panch Upvas / 5 Upvas.