Festivals
The Jain year, in the order it is kept — what each day is for, how it is observed, and where the two traditions keep the same season differently.
Every date here is lunar: a month, a fortnight and a tithi. That is what a Jain festival is, and it is correct every year — unlike a Gregorian date, which would be right once.
Chaitra
Vaishakha
Jyeshtha
Shravana
- Paryushana Śvetāmbaraपर्युषण
Eight days of fasting, study and reflection, concluding with Samvatsari on Bhadrapada Shukla Chaturthi, when forgiveness is asked of everyone.
- Veer Shasan Jayanti Digambaraवीर शासन जयंती
Marks the first sermon of Mahavira at Rajgir, and with it the beginning of the teaching as the community received it.
Bhadrapada
- Das Lakshana Parva Digambaraदस लक्षण पर्व
Ten days, each dedicated to one of the ten cardinal virtues of the dharma — uttama kshama, mardava, arjava, shaucha, satya, samyama, tapa, tyaga, akinchanya and brahmacharya. The Digambara observance of Paryushan Parva.
- Anant Chaturdashi Digambaraअनंत चतुर्दशी
The tenth and final day of Das Lakshana, given to the virtue of celibacy and marked with the fullest observance of the ten days.