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=== Jainism ===
{{main|Fasting in Jainism}}
There are varying types of fasts practised by followers of [[Jainism]]. Some Jain monks and laities continuously fast for months. These fasts last six months or even longer. A Jain monk, Sahaj Muni Maharaj, is said to have completed his 365-day fast on 1 May 1998.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jainism: Fasting |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/jainism/customs/fasting_1.shtml |access-date=2020-05-29 |website=www.bbc.co.uk – BBC – Religions |language=en-GB |archive-date=7 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707200636/http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/jainism/customs/fasting_1.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref> Another Jain monk Hansaratna Vijayji was said to have completed 423-day fast in 494 days in 2015. He had previously claimed to have fasted for 108 days in 2013 and for 180 days in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jain |first=Bhavika |date=2015-11-01 |title=Jain monk completes 423 days of fasting |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Jain-monk-completes-423-days-of-fasting/articleshow/49616061.cms |access-date=2020-05-29 |website=The Times of India – Mumbai |archive-date=8 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108104823/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Jain-monk-completes-423-days-of-fasting/articleshow/49616061.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> Several others have claimed to have fasted for six months.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shukla |first=Ashutosh M. |date=2014-02-22 |title=Jain Sadhu's 180-day fasting to be celebrated |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-jain-sadhu-s-180-day-fasting-to-be-celebrated-1964119 |access-date=2020-05-29 |website=DNA India |language=en |archive-date=6 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506212920/https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-jain-sadhu-s-180-day-fasting-to-be-celebrated-1964119 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-09-04 |title=Bhavnagar woman fasts for 180 days, CM attends parna |url=https://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/ahmedabad/others/bhavnagar-woman-fasts-for-180-days-cm-attends-parna/articleshow/70967777.cms |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926193018/https://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/ahmedabad/others/bhavnagar-woman-fasts-for-180-days-cm-attends-parna/articleshow/70967777.cms |archive-date=2020-09-26 |access-date=2020-05-29 |website=[[Ahmedabad Mirror]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shukla |first=Ashutosh M. |date=2014-03-02 |title=Family pours Rs 21 crore on water used to break Jain muni's fast |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-family-pours-rs-21-crore-on-water-used-to-break-jain-muni-s-fast-1966099 |access-date=2020-05-29 |website=DNA India |language=en |archive-date=11 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111202926/https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-family-pours-rs-21-crore-on-water-used-to-break-jain-muni-s-fast-1966099 |url-status=live }}</ref>