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Q.

With reference to ‘Samvatsari parva’, read the following statements carefully and choose the right answer by using the codes given below:

1. It is the most important annual holy event of Digambara sect of the Jain community. 

2. Samvatsari is also known as the Day of Forgiveness.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Explanation:

ANSWER: (B)

  • Samvatsari Parva is the last day of the Paryushan Parv festival of the Shwetambar sect of the Jain community.
  • It falls on Shukla Panchami each year in the Jain calendar month of Bhadrapada, somewhere between the middle of August and September in the Gregorian calendar.
  • Samvatsari is also known as the Day of Forgiveness. While Samvatsari and kshamavani are typically associated with Shwetambar sect and Digambara respectively, there is no major difference between the two days and both are observed as Forgiveness Days.
  • As a result, while Samvatsari is observed on Shukla Panchami of Bhadrapada month by the Shwetambars, the Digambaras celebrate it on the first day of Ashvin Krishna month of the lunar-based Jain calendar.

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