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    Can we brush in Biyasana

    12 months ago 84

    Short answer: Yes—during Biyasana (two meals a day), you may brush your teeth in the daytime. Do not brush after sunset.

    Simple guidance

    • When: Brush after sunrise, in daylight. Avoid brushing at night due to chovihar (no food/water/taste after sunset). ( jainknowledge.com)
    • Water: Use boiled and filtered water for rinsing; do not swallow. ( jainknowledge.com)
    • Paste/taste: To keep tapa pure, avoid flavored/sweet toothpaste. Prefer a neem datun or a plain, non-flavored tooth powder; keep it strictly for cleanliness, not taste.
    • Care: Rinse minimally and spit carefully, observing ahimsa and cleanliness.

    By tradition

    • Shvetāmbara: Daytime brushing is fine; many avoid flavored paste on fasting days to prevent “rasa-sevan.” Night brushing is avoided due to chovihar. ( jainknowledge.com)
    • Digambara: Same daytime rule; many prefer datun and avoid paste. Strictly no water use for such acts after sunset. ( jainknowledge.com)

    Essence

    • Biyasana = two meals before sunset; maintain saiyam by avoiding any taste or water-use at night. Brushing is a daytime, non-taste act done with boiled/filtered water. ( en.wikipedia.org, jainknowledge.com)

    Related reading from JainKnowledge:

    • Chovihar (why no eating/drinking after sunset):
    • Water rules in chovihar (timing and boiled/filtered):

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