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== Definition == | == Definition == | ||
<ul style="list-style-type:square"><li>Ahoratrabhojanaabhava:Lack of foodfor the whole day and night.<ref></ref></li> | <ul style="list-style-type:square"><li>Ahoratrabhojanaabhava:Lack of foodfor the whole day and night.<ref>Vachaspatyam 1332</ref></li> | ||
<li>Sarvabhogavivarjana:Abstaining from every single delight of senses, mind, and body.<ref></ref></li> | <li>Sarvabhogavivarjana:Abstaining from every single delight of senses, mind, and body.<ref>Radhakanthadeva. Shabda Kalpa Druma New Delhi: Rashtriya Sanskrit Pratishtana ,2002 Vol 1 pg 260</ref></li> | ||
<li>In general, upavasa denotes abiding in a state of abstinence and one should refrain from food and other psychological tendencies like desires(ichcha), anger(krodha), grief(shoka), greed(lobha), fascination(moha) etc.</li></ul> | <li>In general, upavasa denotes abiding in a state of abstinence and one should refrain from food and other psychological tendencies like desires(ichcha), anger(krodha), grief(shoka), greed(lobha), fascination(moha) etc.</li></ul> | ||