Why night meal is prohibitive in Jainism

As I told you before too, Rules of Jainism is not only religious but it has scientific reasons along with it also. Jainism prohibits night meal there are religious as well as scientific reasons also. Let us discuss it in details.

The reason behind this is not only linked with religion and non violence, but also related to health. The food we eat in the night is not digestible. There is a close connection between our digestive system and sunlight. The sun rays fall on earth and illuminate it, and the heat of the sun activates our digestive system. After the sun sets, darkness spreads and our digestive system becomes inactive. The food consumed during the inactive phase does not get thoroughly digested, and then there is room for illness.

The activity or inactivity of the digestive system is profoundly linked with the sun. When the sun sets, the temperature drops. At low temperatures, drowsiness sets in. In the night, we are lazy, indolent and inactive. Daytime is the preferred time for eating. Further, during the day, when the sun is at the midst of the sky - when light spreads out, when the temperature is pleasant and warmer - our digestive system gets activated. So only the time around 12 noon is considered to be the perfect time for our lunch.

So we have seen scientific reason now let me tell you something about religious reason of the same. At the day time, you won’t see flies, mosquitoes and other small creatures in air as compare with evening and night. If you are having meal at night, it might be possible that you may get small creature in meal too and Jainism wants to spread as much non-violence as possible.  It is not possible for any human being to be 100% non-violent but you can at least follow it as much as possible.

When I was looking at web, I found one of the good link about this at

http://www.atmadharma.com/shastras/vegetarian_food_and_jain_conduct_eng_txt/vfjcmp06.html

Reference: Jain Sadhu Maharaj
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Why root vegetables are not permitted in Jainism?

Well, Jain community is vegetarian food based community. Al most every rules of Jainism is based on scientific reason so I tried to found the reason “why root vegetables are not permitted in Jainism?” If it doesn’t allow non-veg food, we can understand it because Jainism mostly believes in non-violence.

When I dig more in different web-sites, asked some Jain Sadhu Maharaj and read some articles, I found religious as well as scientific reason for why Jainism doesn’t allow root-vegetables.

Every Root-Vegetable is having high volume of Potassium inside. If you are eating lots of root-vegetables (a.k.a Kandmul in Jainism) than your kidney will not be able to throw it out via urine and this could cause damage in your kidney. This is the scientific reason. Now let us see the religious reason.

Root vegetables (tuber-roots) are totally forbidden as uneatable for 2 reasons. The first being that, vegetables grown underground are the depository of countless of small creatures. The second reason being uproot of such vegetables definitely results in the destruction of plants and trees. Jainism is the based on Non-Violence so how it could give your permission to eat this kind of vegetables which is killing so many small creatures and the plant itself before you eat it.

Reference: Jain Sadhu Maharaj
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History of Namokar Mantra (Navkar Mahamantra)

Yesterday, I saw meaning of Namokar mahamantra, today let us look little bit into its history. It is really worth looking into the history of Namokar mahamantra as it is really an eternal joy with supreme bliss.

Actually Namokar mahamantra is really one of the earliest mantras known to man. It is "shashvat" mahamantra for Jain like "Gayatri Mantra" for Hindus. When I tried to dig into more about this mantra from various sources, I wanted to find out the author of this great spiritual mantra but found that no author attributed to this Namokar (also known as Navkar) mahamantra but reference to it found in sacred book of Jains "The Bhagwati Sutra".

This blissful mahamantra is really free from any sectarian bias as it is not incorporating to any personal being. Salutations have been made to quality of purity, which has been attained by innumerable evolved souls in the course of timeless existence. It pays obeisance to the Arihantas, the Upadhyayas and the Saints who bring forth the wisdom of religious tenets into the world. Obeisance offered in the above form has the power to destroy all the sinful qualities of the human mind. Medicines cure diseases, so too Mantras can remove or mitigate karmas. Not only do the Mantra give physical results but help spiritual practice too. Hence they help a Mumuksu (person desirous of Moksha) also.

Story of Navkar mahamantras effects in past birth 23rd god of jain parshwanthji ( 23rd tirthankar/arihant) was prince parswa. Prince Parshwa saw a tapasvi karmath ( his past life's brother ) sitted in meditation performing panchagni tap. At the same moment he came to know from his inner sense power that a snake pair are trying to save themselves being present in the woods used for that tapasvi's panchagni. Immediately, prince took out that wood and saved the snake pair by tearing it and prompted Namokar Mahamantra to them. But alas, they could not survive and died as they were heavily burnt. By the affect of having heard Namokar Mahamantra at the time of death, they became Dharnendra dev & Padmavati Devi after their death.

Reference: Jain Sadhu Maharaj
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some part also copied from jainliterature.com

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Namokar Mantra with meaning

well, each and every Jain person must be aware with this spiritual and wonderful namokar mantra. It has been observed that almost every Jain person is aware with this mantra but 90% of them are not aware with its meaning so I thought to share it via this blog on the 3rd Day of Pavan Pavitra Parvadhiraj Paryushan.

णमो अरिहंताणं

Namo ariha.ntaaNaM

Meaning: I bow to the Arahants, the perfected human beings, Godmen.

णमो सिद्धाणं

Namo siddhaaNaM

Meaning: I bow to the Siddhas, liberated bodiless souls, God.

णमो आयरियाणं

Namo aayariyaaNaM

Meaning: I bow to the Acharyas, the masters and heads of congregations

णमो उवज्झायाणं

Namo uvajjhaayaaNaM

Meaning: I bow to the Upadhyayas, the spiritual teachers.

णमो लोए सव्व साहूणं

Namo loe savvasaahuNaM

Meaning: I bow to the spiritual practitioners in the universe, Sadhus.

एसो पंच णमोक्कारो,

eso pa.ncha Namokaaro

Meaning: This fivefold obeisance mantra,

सव्व पावप्प णासणो

savva paavapaNaasaNo

Meaning: Destroys all sins and obstacles,

मंगलाणं च सव्वेसिं,

ma.ngalaaNaM cha savvesim

Meaning: And of all auspicious repetitions,

पडमम हवई मंगलं

paDhamaM hava{ii} ma.ngalaM

Meaning: This Is the first and foremost.


Isn't it wonderful? yes, it is. so please keep chanting this spiritual mantra as much as you can as it is the only way to get rid of birth and death.

Reference: Jain Sadhu Maharaj & Jain books
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Jain Jinendra....

Well, I am Ritesh Shah, by profession; I am an IT professional and belong to Jain religious. I love my religion as the same time I respect all other religion as well. I would love to share some good thoughts about Jainism and Arihant Bhagvant via this blog by help of some Jain Saint (Sadhu Maharaj), hope I will get help from them so that I can share and spread voice of Jainsm

Reference: Jain Sadhu Maharaj
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