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a) Itvar (temporary) :- Abandoning food for a small
period. e.g. Navkarshi (abondoning food for 48 mins. from sunrise), Porsi (abondoning food for nearly 3 hrs. from sunrise), Ekashana (eating just
once in a day), Fasting etc.. b) Yavatkathik (permanent) :- Abondoning food till
death. UNODARI :- Eating less than hunger. To possess less things. VRITTISANKSHEP :- Taking vows of gochari (roaming for food as described in scriptures etc.) with respect to dravya (substance), kshetra (space), kaal (time) and bhav (emotions). • With respect to substances - Not to eat more than
certain substances. • With respect to space - Not to roam in more than
certain houses. • With respect to time - Eating whatever is received
at or in certain time. • With respect to emotions - Accepting food only
if a crying child, angry man, diksharthi (a person
ready to accept ascetism) etc, gifts it. RASTYAAG :- Abandoning vigays (food materials which push one in low classes). Milk, curd, ghee, oil, jaggery and fried items are six vigays. Honey, meat, butter, wine are four mahavigays. One should totally abandon mahavigays and abandon vigays as many and as much as possible. KAAYKLESH :- Torturing the body as mentioned in
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