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Search Terms to Assist Research on this Topic

Sample keywords to consider for topic:

  • Tirthankara
  • Jina
  • Ahimsa (Non-violence)
  • Jain philosophy
  • Jain scriptures
  • Jain ethics
  • Jainism beliefs
  • Jainism practices
  • Jaina tradition
  • Jain doctrine

  • Five vows (Mahavratas)
  • Karma in Jainism
  • Sallekhana (Santhara)
  • Digambara Jainism
  • Shvetambara Jainism
  • Jain cosmology
  • Jain rituals
  • Jain temples
  • Jain festivals
  • Samayika (Meditation in Jainism)

 

Resources

Jain Holidays

Kartika (October - November)

  • Diwali
  • Inan Panchami (Day for Honoring the Books)

Pausa (December - January)

  • Birth of Parsvanath

Magha ( January - February)

  • Nirvana of Risabha and Mauni Amavasya (Day of Silence)

Caitra (March - April)

  • Birth of Mahavira (Mahavir Jayanti)

Vaisakha (April - May)

  • Aksaya Tratiya

Asadha (June - July)

  • Caturmas

Bhadrapada ( August - September)

  • Partyshana Parva
  • Dasa Laksana Parvan (Time of the Ten Characteristics)
  • Anata-Chaturdashi

Asvina (September - October)

  • Ksamavani (Request for Forgiveness)

Source: Bellenir, Karen. Religious Holidays and Calendars : An Encyclopedic Handbook. 3rd ed., Omnigraphics, 2004.

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