Ginger, turmeric are dried naturally as they rot after a period of time , where as this is not generally the case in other root vegetables. Second thing this is used for medicinal purpose and not for taste,where as other root vegetables are mainly used for taste. In india i think these things are eggless but abroad you need to read the ingredients before buying it. Really nice and helpful site.. But there is a suggestion that spellings should be checked. AG, cheese can be made easily at home, I recently heard a session at our local deraser where they taught how to make cheese, bread and butter at home.
I will put up the recipe soon. Hi Ishan, Ideally it is not included. To be honest recently we had a session at our local derasar where they showed us how to make butter and cheese at home.
I will be putting up the recipes for the same soon as well. Thank u so much… Really a wonderful site…. Specially in this modern times,it is very much required… Jai Jinendr…. Ground Nut even though is rooted does not generate as many micro organisms as other roots and the outer layer is thick enough to protect the nuts from any organisms. We usually eat the Nuts removing the outer layer hence it is okay to have Ground Nuts. This is not the case with Potatoes, Onions, Garlic or any other roots where the outer layer is too thin to expose micro organisms.
Ground nut contains oil naturally.. And when there is a oil no micro organisms were present in the ground nut. For wheat storage traditionally people toss up oil on wheat so that the insects were not interact with wheat.
The same principle apply here. Thhats why gnut is eatable in jainism.. Hey Forum, Thanks for all your appreciation. Good luck for your presentation I would sugest tai pai paneer chily recipe, sprout bhel,kelawada etc will taste good.
Do let me know how it goes. Thus to consume dairy products is to torture the cows and consume unhealthy substances as well. Everyone should know the terrible things that happen in American farms!
Hello, i never knew the reason for not eating potato,onion ,garlic and roots. As per Jainism, Milk and Milk Products are okay to be consumed.. I have not heard of any such restrictions within Jainism by our elders who follow the religion very dedicatedly. However it is always a personal choice to be a vegan and not consume milk and milk products. The underlying principle of Jainism is ahimsa, and the goal should be to see how to lowest possible cruelty footprint. Consuming milk is as good as eating meat these days — do you know that Indian is number 1 beef exporter today and dairy industry is the biggest supplier to beef industry?
What about mental himsa caused due to confinement, separation of mother and calf, and so on? Most of the modern day developments causes himsa in various forms — enjoying modern amenities causes billions-trillions of microorganisms and more evolved living beings suffer and die.
But at least when we talk about diet, milk is times more cruel than potato, onion etc. I really wish more and more Jains come out of the blind traditional mindset and see the truth, in the true spirit of ahimsa. Like all other religion, Jainism has lot of hipocracy and not compatible with current age.
Jains are allowed to eat dried ginger and turmeric. In jainism In old tradition Milk and milk products were made in home thats why they are consumable…. For curd there is a way to prepare a curd… In jainism… Curd were not mix in milk directly… Use almonds to first sauk in curd then wash it slightly and then put it in milk… And only fresh curd which is of same day were allowed in jainism to eat….
Rotten root and veg like potato and onion… is nothing but a bunch of small micro organisms…. And in fruits and vegetables… there is no micro organisms are there… though its a part of living plant… Green veg were not eatable in parushan and specified tithis…. So milk shudh ho sakta hai basharte usse kaise aap tak laaya gaya hai is par depend karta hai…. Hi Krishaa, Never heard of this before.
I can confirm that Cheese definately does not contain Eggs. I suggest you should check the ingredients correctly before using any cheeses. Really a vry nyce site to learn many things…i tried paneer chilly n it came out very tasty.. A lot dear. Hi I m shruti Shah. I just read your article and comments on that too.. Great job.. Does it all really matter? Instead people should change there views n focous of good deeds n helping poor n do something for the society. Hi Pranay, I appreciate your views — Though if you understand closer — The issue is not about how small the micro organisms are or how many do we kill — but to reduce harm to any living organisms as much as we can.
What is Jainism and how a person being called as jain.. For Eg if a girl who belongs to jain family following Jainism and now if she marries non jain guy and still follow Jainism, She will be jain or just because she is married to non jain guy she is non jain? Mahavir bhagvan ll nt say ur nt jain dont worship me or follow me nor ganpati bhagvan ll say tht dont cm to my temple. Its per ur beleif whom u want to worship. In Digamber Jainism, the reason for not eating root vegetables is because of the anant infinite one-sensed jivas living in just a tiny part of the vegetable.
There are other unconsumable foods that are not root vegetables e. Mushroom, aubergine, figs. Hope you can add this to your site. Ginger is generally not allowed however Dried form of Ginger Soonth is often used due to its health and medication values. You can use Dry Ginger as an alternative to Ginger. There are many other reason fir onion n garlic n ahaloo. Living micro-organisms have 1 or 2 senses, while Chicken or any other animals have 5 senses similar to Humans.
Thanks, that means killing 1 animal with 5 senses is more sinful than killing animal with 1 senses, right?? Our this attitude has lead to Dadri India lynching.
Similarly, the dharma of human must be nothing but humanity. As mentioned by few great Jain monks, the entire problem arise when we become religious and divert from the path of spirituality. If at all Lord Mahavira or any of the Thirthankaras would want us to do, they would want us to listen to their preaching rather than following them blindly. We must understand this first and then introspect.
Last but not least, the dried ginger theory is as similar as having meat and blaming the butcher or the cook for the sin. What makes you think that Jainism is only about food? Perhaps because it is the only jain thing you observe you feel that only food is being given importance. Jainism is much more, it is about becoming a good person and reducing harm to others in all ways.
Where does food come into the picture? All worldly activities of man are for ultimately for Pet Puja only…. Karnavat… Jainism is based purely on ahinsa… When gandhar ask mahavir swami … That how people should live in this pancham kaaal… if there is killing of small mo in the living hood… Then mahavir swami tod him every shravak must do their work vivekpurn and yatanpurvak … It means if you walk … look down towards land so that jiv those visible from eyes were not harmed.
And as we know scientifically also… Potato and onion is nothing but a bunch of living organisms … it is not eatable…. U need not to him dry…. Understand thats why only dried ginger were acceptable in jainism…. Ahimsa means not to give pain to any living thing as far as possible. Organisms without a central nervous system cannot feel pain. Micro organisms, plants and trees etc cannot feel pain at any time.
But all animals, whether chicken, lamb, cattle or whatever, all feel pain when they are killed. Cows do not feel pain when they are milked. Hi, Quite informative, but it would be more effective and convincing for the young generation if it is backed by scientific knowledge. Almost all the concepts in jainism has a logical and practical base too.
For Ex. Chouviaahar ,Not eating or drinking anything after sunset. Scientifically, If you do so, it gives enough time to your body to digest the food properly. If you eat at nite n sleep, your metabolism rate slows down resulting into the body weight gain. So if the family dinner is done early, even she can wrap up her kitchen chores early and gets time off for herself or family. She can also utilise this time for Pooja, Samayik, Pratikraman etc.
Also the used kitchen utensils can be cleaned the same day, so no chance of developing organisms in the left over food. And such few more reasons for eating early. Thanks for your information and comments.
Hi Chandrakant, Jain Dharma specifies reducing killing or harming living organisms as much as possible. Eating Meat, Fish, Eggs directly relates to living beings which have 5 senses which is as good as killing human beings. Plants or flowers are 1 sense beings however they are essential for human survival and hence is allowed. The whole point is to reduce harm and killing as much as possible. Please clear me some debut , 1 what is the problem to wear the cloth for munni maharaj?
There are various views within Jainism. Digambar Munnis do not wear clothes and Shwetambar Munnis believe in wearing a simple unstitched white cloth. We taken food from plate or dish and then given to Munni. Why they are not taken directly from plate? Suppose plate or dish is new.
There are various types of living things. Plant is ekendriya…. Hi Denise, Jains are allowed to use any type of rice. There is no restrictions in terms of Grains or pulses. Hello everyone, I want to know about some Jain recepies which contains low carbs carbohydrates. Low carb diet is now very essential to control diabetes. It is also very useful to live without medicine with diabetes. Please mail me on paresh. I am not a Jain but a vegan on low carb.
It seems to me that the best diet for you is to increase the amount of green vegetables, nuts and beans and to decrease the amount of rice and wheat flour. Can anybody suggest useful recipes for diabetes which is helpful to controlling sugar levels. Low carb diet according to Jain method.
Hi, can you get me the details of how to perform Ayambil? I am overweight and would like to reduce my weight as soon as possible. If possible can you please send me the details on email id provided? Appreciate your help. Best thing to do Ayambil is to exercise your body regularly.
You will always benefit from physical exercises since it helps in flushing out all the toxins from the body and keeps us fettle, free from all life threatening diseases especially kidney disease or renal failure.
Drink atleast 10 to 12 glasses of water regularly including roughage in your diet. The fruits and vegetables are rich in essential vitamins, fibers and minerals which are themselves undigested but help in digesting food, thereby keeping digestive system healthy.
Live life to the fullest. You have asked good questions. It shows that you are a thinking person which is the first requirement of Jainism. Jainism is a rational religion. Just as you would suffer if someone choked you, all living organisms suffer when you kill them. Therefore one must minimize the harm to others. The harm is not only in cooking to eat but also evoke driving cars, building house etc.
Therefore Jainism says to minimize all consumption. Human being have been both kind of teeth by nature depending on either one is a vegetarian or non vegetarian. Non Vegetarians have got long and pointed canines to tear flesh and incisors to cut the flesh but this is not in the case of vegetarians.
Being a non vegetarian I am at the liberty to eat anything I like excluding pork. I am not from Jain community!!!!!! I cant see such harshness with Jainism. Please be very polite with everybody. If you are from other community it does not mean that everybody should follow what you are saying. There are many reasons as to why eating after sunset is prohibited in Jainism…. Moreover , Jainism was the state religion of India in ancient times also noted by wikipidea , and all the Hindu religions are intact originated from Jainism as noted by supreme court.
There are many more reasons behind the strict food diet which are not extensively explained here. Although, I am a Jain but have a lot of questions to ask. I sincerely think that this site will be able to clear all my doubts.
Saying it because even by eating tomato or carrot, we are killing them. I think this is the most controversial topic. We are very well aware of the conditions of a cow in the dairy farms. It has also been observed that normal life expectancy of cow in a dairy farm decreases from 25 to 7 year.
Moreover, Artificially inseminating them makes them weak. Now-a-days we are having genetically modified cow which gives them immense pain. So drinking packet milk is not at all advised if you respect Jainism. Now for people who are drinking by producing milk in their homes, I can only say that milk is only for the calf to drink.
The mother cow produces the adequate amount of milk which is best for their calf. There are many scientifically proven fact that milk is not at all required by human body. If we really want to drink milk, we can have soy milk. Some may contend that if we stop drinking milk then there is no use of cows and as such they will be discarded by human being. We as jains are preached to not even think of killing anyone because thinking also does harm. I myself confirmed this with few dairy farms.
So, in earlier days the excess milk was removed and the sufficient amount needed for calf was left. The excess removed milk was then utilized for drinking purpose. A cow which is left alone will not give as much milk as a cow which is taken care of by human being by natural methods, not hormones etc.
That is the reason why calf cannot drink all the milk, it will die if it does because cow is producing extra. First calf has to drink and if there is anything extra only then we must take. All this is not possible in modern dairy farming where cows are being abused. Hence we must avoid dairy products nowadays as environment is not same as ancient times.
I think v might be living in an illusion because most of the cheese are made from animal rennet so it cant be veg and also maggi is not a veg food. It is not shocking anymore to know that amul has its slaughter houses in goa. Nice site… Waiting for chocolate and cake recipes…………. Maggie Masala sold with green vegetarian dot in India contains a non veg ingredient e mentioned in pack.
This is not correct. The reason one can eat ginger is because it is a rhizome and not a bulb or tuber. When one eats a potato or onion one kills the plant but when one breaks off a piece of ginger rhizome the rest continues to grow.
In fact, if a single rhizome of ginger is planted it can eventually spread out for acres. In essence, all of this is the same plant because it started from the same rhizome. Yet, pulling off a portion of it will not injure the plant because it continues to grow.
In nature, as the ginger plant grows, it is natural for old portions of the rhizome to dry up and die off-hence, it is part of a natural cycle. I want to know salads or green vegitables salads without useage of milk products. Also insists for food without use of Meda and milk products so we can be more near to our Jainism soul.
Do they not eat foods like vinegar, alcohol, and kombucha because they have micro organisms in them? And last of all what about seaweed? Hello, I have a question. One of the Jain guru mentioned that the milk of a long tail cow is more nutritious to be specific the cow whose tail touches the ground. Jain monks distinctly because of their attire.
Here it is to be noted that Jain monks wear the Muhapatti to avoid unwittingly kill the insects or living beings through the process of breathing. A muhapatti is used to cover the mouth.
All Digambara monks and nuns traditionally carry only three things: a mor-pichhi peacock-feather whisk , a kamandalu water pot and shastras scriptures. Clergymen mostly visited dentist less than once a year Begin typing your search term above and press enter to search. Press ESC to cancel.
Skip to content Home Lifehacks What are Jains not allowed to eat? Ben Davis April 30, What are Jains not allowed to eat? Bug parts are usually in foods that are pre-processed and packaged. Surprisingly, humans intake bugs in another way. These are small bugs we cannot even see that mystically land on our foods without us knowing. An average person will eat more than a pound of bug parts every year.
Therefore, to try to eliminate the amount of bug intake, Jains try to eat fresh foods straight from the farmer with no additives. Also, Jains don't eat after sun down or before the sun rises.
That is because between those times, there is no sunlight. In the old days when there was no electricity, people couldn't see what they were eating. They could be eating small insects, instead of a piece of bread like they thought.
Although we have had many technological advances since then, the old Jains ideals still stayed. After this, most people believe that Jains have no food to eat and that they only live off of fruits and vegetables, the ones that grow above ground.
However, Jains have a lot of different foods to eat, and all the spices added make the food taste marvelous. For example, in place of potatoes, Jains use plantains.
The have a similar texture and flavor to potatoes so us Jains aren't really missing out on anything! So never hesitate to ask a Jain friend out to eat, they'll always find something one way or another. News U. Politics Joe Biden Congress Extremism.
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