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Intermittent fasting or IF may be a new buzz word for western word. However it is very much practiced and appreciated ritual in countries like India, Burma, China and Thailand. It has been a known ritual for about a thousand years. Ancient people are found to be practising it as a good health practice. Different religions have adopted different kind of intermittent fasting. In this article, we will be focussing on importance of intermittent fasting in Jainism.

In Jainism, people prefer to eat only times between sunrise and sunset. After sunset, it is prohibited to eat i.e. Fasting phase starts after the sunset. In Jainism, people also practice eight days of intermittent fasting once a year as part of religious ritual. During these days, they only take boiled drinking water as a sole liquid intake. It is said to be a good health practice as it gives total rest to the digesting system of human body. It is also proved that it benefits overall immunity system of the body.

In Jainism, people who practice 8 day intermittent fast are respected and honoured. Apart from that this ritual is said to benefit their bodies and overall health. Thus it can be concluded that intermittent fasting is important in Jainism.