Explore Jainism’s deep-rooted dietary ethics—from banning root vegetables to mindful fasting—guided by non-violence, ...

Many Jains follow a strict vegetarian diet, abstaining from foods that injure living things, including animal products or root vegetables. Jain nuns and monks take on extra vows of renunciation ...

says Dr Ramesh Mehta of the Leicester Jain Centre “There are so many pulses and green vegetables available that a varied diet is perfectly possible”. Above all to eat like a Jain you should ...