What is Tivihar? In Tivihar one does not take food of any kind including liquids except achet water after the sunset until the sunrise of next day but can take water. What is Dharana pachkhan/ Abhigrah? In Dharana Abhigrah is customised pachakhan. One can decide any kind of tyag based on God’s way and take pachakhan. i.e. One can decide that he/she will not eat Sweets for 5 days. Then they should decide it and take Dharana Abhigrah pachakhan. What is Unodari / Unodri ? Always eat little less than, what you desire and need to eat. We are limiting ourselves partially. At times this may become more difficult, as once you start eating. Scientifically, we all understand this is a healthy practice. What do you mean by Santhara? Santhara or Sallenkhana is a procedure in which a Jain stops eating with the intention of preparing for death. This is different from suicide as it is not taken in passionate mood of anger, deceit or other emotions, but is undertaken only when the body is no longer capable of serving its owner as a instrument of sprituality and when inevitability of death is a matter of undisputed certainty. The intention is to purify the body, and remove all thought of the physical things from the mind. As well as giving up food and water, the ascetic abandons all desires and dislikes so that they can concentrate exclusively on the spiritual as they approach death. What is Vigai? There are Six types of Vigais, namely Milk, Yogurt, Jaggary, Ghee, Oil and Fried Food. Vigai Tyag could be Kacho (Partial) or Mul (Complete). This helps us to control temptation for eating food, which helps you to cut down passions. What is Kayakiesh? Kayakiesh means to place body under stressful environment or situation e.g. cold, heat, walking bare feet, hunger, kesh loach etc. This helps us to reduce attachment to body. What is Varshitap? The duration of this tap is from Fagan krushna aathum to vaishakh shukla trija in next year. This consists of one day of besana and one day of upwas on alternate days for the complete year. If the day falls on the tithi, an upwas must be observed causing two consecutive days of fasting. Parnas are done with cane sugar juice. What is Vardhaman Tap Oli? Start with one ambyil, then two, then three and gradually go up to 100 What is Siddhi Tap? One day fast and parna or besana, two day fasts and parna or besana, three fasts and parna or besana and so on to include eight fasts and parna or besana are performed during the paryushana. Also some rituals are involved.
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