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    Can we eat fruits in paryushan?

    12 months ago 279

    Yes—if you are eating during Paryushan, fruits are generally permitted.

    How it is usually observed

    • If you are fasting (upavās), you won’t eat anything; only boiled/filtered water at your fixed times.
    • If you are on ekāsan/bēsān (one or two meals a day), fruits are fine at that meal.
    • If you are on chauvihār, nothing is taken after sunset.
    • If you are doing ayambil, fruits are normally avoided because ayambil is one-bland, simple, boiled food without milk, oil, ghee, sugar, or fresh/raw items.

    Careful Jain way of taking fruits

    • Take them only in daylight, within your declared meal times.
    • Wash thoroughly; avoid overripe or infested fruit.
    • Cut just before eating; do not store cut fruit.
    • Avoid wastage and excessive variety; keep it simple and sattvic.
    • Filter drinking water and avoid eating anything after sunset.

    Tradition notes

    • Shwetāmbars commonly take pachchakkhān to avoid green vegetables (shākh) during Paryushan; fruits are not “shākh,” so they are allowed unless your vow restricts them.
    • Digambars during Das-Lakshan also permit fruits when eating, though many prefer only boiled/simple food to minimize himsā; follow your declared vows.

    Essence Paryushan is about saiyam (self-restraint) and ahiṁsā. Choose the strictness you have vowed, and within that, simple, carefully handled fruits are acceptable.

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