Name all vigayi
Nav Vigai (the nine foods to be strictly avoided) traditionally listed in Jain scriptures are:
- Milk (khīr)
- Curd/yogurt (dahi)
- Butter/fresh butter (navaṇīya)
- Ghee (sappī)
- Oil (tela)
- Jaggery/solid sugar (gula)
- Honey (madhu/mahu)
- Alcohol/wine (madya/majja)
- Meat (māṁsa)
Traditional Prakrit listing: “ṇava vigaiō paṇṇattāo—taṁ jahā: khīraṁ, dahiṁ, navaṇīyaṁ, sappīṁ, telaṁ, gulo, mahuṁ, majjaṁ, maṁsaṁ.”
Notes:
- Both Śvetāmbara and Digambara traditions acknowledge this list; wording may vary slightly (e.g., butter/fresh butter), but the nine categories remain the same.
- The intent is to prevent mental and spiritual agitation (vikāra) and uphold ahiṁsā and brahmacharya.