This article is about a Jain festival of Digambara sect. For Shwetambar sect's annual Forgiveness Day, see Samvatsari. For the process by which a victim undergoes a change in feelings and lets go of vengefulness, see forgiveness.
Kṣamāvaṇī (Forgiveness Day)
Official name
Kshamavani Parv
Observed by
Jains
Type
Cultural
Observances
Micchami Dukkadam (Asking for forgiveness), Pratikramana (Introspection)
Begins
Pratipada, Krishna Paksha, Ashvin; 1st day of waning moon in the month of Ashvin in the Jain calendar
Date
August–September
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Kshamavani (Sanskrit: Kṣamāvaṇī) or "Forgiveness Day" is a day of forgiving and seeking forgiveness for the followers of Jainism. Digambaras celebrate it on the first day of Ashvin Krishna month of the lunar-based Jain calendar. Śvētāmbaras celebrate it on Samvatsari, the last day of the annual Paryushana festival. which coincides with the Chaturthi, 4th day of Shukla Paksha in the holy month of Bhadra.[1] "Micchami Dukkadam" is the common phrase when asking for forgiveness. It is a Prakrit phrase meaning "May all the evil that has been done be fruitless".[2]
^Same day as Ganesh Chaturthi.
^Chapple. C.K. (2006) Jainism and Ecology: Nonviolence in the Web of Life Delhi:Motilal Banarasidas Publ. ISBN 978-81-208-2045-6 p.46
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