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    Can u eat wai wai in paryushan

    12 months ago 91

    Short answer: No. During Paryushan, it is best to avoid Wai Wai (and all instant/packaged noodles).

    Why:

    • Paryushan food is kept very simple and pure to uphold ahimsa and self‑restraint. Packet/instant foods are discouraged.
    • Most instant noodle masalas contain onion/garlic or doubtful additives; both are avoided in Jain dharma, and even more strictly during Paryushan.
    • The festival practice emphasizes no root vegetables, no green leafy vegetables, no fermented items, daylight eating only, and boiled/filtered water. Instant noodles do not fit this spirit of simplicity and restraint.

    Both traditions

    • Shwetambar (8 days) and Digambar (Das‑Lakshan, 10 days) observe a very restrained diet; outside/processed foods are generally avoided in both.

    If someone is not under a stricter vow and still must eat due to health or unavoidable circumstances, the minimum-compromise approach some follow is: cook only the plain noodle at home, discard all masalas, add no root/leafy vegetables, use minimal allowed spices, and eat before sunset with boiled water. But the recommended and traditional path is to avoid it.

    For simple Paryushan food do’s and don’ts, see:

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