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PARYUSHAN PARVA/JAIN
11 September - 19 September PARYUSHAN PARVA
11 September - 19 September PARYUSHAN PARVA
These are eight days of purification, devoted to study, prayer, meditation and fasting, and ending with a period of confession and forgiveness. Often monks will be invited to give teachings from the Jain scriptures. Paryushana means ‘to stay in one place’, which signifies a time of reflection and repentance. Originally the practice was monastic for the most part.
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