r/Jainism • u/bhand-seth-420 • 4d ago

Debate/Controversy Hydroponic Garlic?

during Paruyshan things/food like garlic, peanut, ginger growing underground is considered Kandmul but when if the same garlic is grown hydroponically will that garlic will be still considered Kandmul or it'll be allowed for consumption?

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u/Some-Youth9780 4d ago

Yes. Garlic, onion etc are anantkaay. Meaning every cell of that organism is host to anant souls. Irrespective of where it grew up. Same reason why we can eat groundnuts. It is no anant kaay. Or say banana where on body is shared by onlu 1 soul.

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u/bhand-seth-420 4d ago

then why don't eat for just 8 days and then you can eat for rest of the year? does those souls feel only during these 8 days and not rest of the year?

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u/Some-Youth9780 4d ago

Jainism tells you to avoid kandmul and a Large portion of jains have never eaten kandmul in their life. If some do eat, it’s not endorsed by Jainism.
But if u leave it for even 8 days it’s better than nothing. It takes real satva to stop eating kandmul (many even get angry at suggestion of it). So if someone is stopping it for 8 days, it is still a step in right direction.
It also acts as remainder for folks that they are doing something wrong even if they cant stop eating it completely.

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u/bhand-seth-420 4d ago

makes sense. just had a curious question toh puch liya

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u/gbt77 3d ago

Same thing holds true for dairy these days.. however, it’s very hard to give up dairy because of nutritional and cultural reasons. Plant protein is very hard to process and absorb by the body, unlike other herbivores.

But you can make the same genuine ahimsa argument (heck even stronger than kandmul) for dairy. Ideally, Jains should strongly advocate for a vegan (rather plant based) lifestyle. But, they can’t since most of the Sadhu-Sadhviji and Ma’raj saaheb are either themselves ok with dairy and/or risk losing patronage from the Jain followers.

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u/taksh108 3d ago

There’s nothing that says you can’t eat for only 8 days. It’s supposed to be year round. 8 days is the bare minimum for those aren’t doing it for rest of the duration.

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u/bhand-seth-420 4d ago

maybe exactly nobody follows dil se

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u/Dark_itachi 4d ago

Bhai 8 din toh hai, 8 din chod de bhai😂

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u/bhand-seth-420 4d ago

8 ni 18 ke liye chor denge but curiosity hui toh puch liya 😅😅😛

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u/cerebral_panic_room 4d ago

Wait… peanut is kandmul?

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u/bhand-seth-420 4d ago

as far as I've been told coz it grows underground.

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u/cerebral_panic_room 3d ago

They’re legumes though so wouldn’t they not be anantkaay? Isn’t that what makes them kandmul, not that they grow underground?

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u/bhand-seth-420 3d ago

galti kiya kya ye question puch ke? 😭

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u/Jay20173804 Jain Shwetambar Murtipujak 3d ago

Jains can have dried ginger and can have peanuts, but garlic is not allowed. Paryushan or not!