Paryushan › Pari+ushana

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Das Lakshan Ten Dharma

Celebrate the 10 dharma to come within

Dharma is nature. To come close to our nature.

Last day of Samvatsari is first day of Das lakshan

One starts when one completes- that day is special

Vihāracariyā isiṇam pasatthā

Ascetics life is a life of wanderer Bhagawan Mahavir

Ascetics stay in one place.

Why?

Rainy season- digestion is mild

Water gets polluted

More violence because of dense vegetation

and rain

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Bhagawan rendered the first discourse

and established the congregation on ekadasi (11th day) in Madhya-Apapa city

Bhagawan rendered the first discourse

and established the congregation on ekam (1st day) in Madhya-Apapa city

the rest of these days for

spirituality

70 days left of rainy

season

• Curb the Travel

• Spiritual engrossment

50th Day of rainy season passed

Samavayanga

The actual day is 50th day

Swetambar added 7 days prior to assist

this process

Digambar celebrate it as later 10 days

› When this evolution took place is to be

researched.

› But this was the need of the day

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Practice ekasana

Alternate fasting

Do not travel

Do not excavate land

Do not do oil malish

Quit alcohol and meat

Quit six rasa

Eat with silence

Time cycle

Situations are worst

Time of 6th era, no

vegetation, violence and

cruelty

Rain showers every 7 days for 49 days

Each rain is special

nurturing the land

Evolut ion from

violence to non-violence

Time cycle from decline

to incline

Acharya Kalaka

› Chaturmas in Avanti nagari

King : Balamitra and Bhanu Mitra

› Sister Bhanu shree and nephew: Balbhanu

Balbhanu became an ascetic

› King got angry and created a problem

› Acharya left and reach Pratishtan pur: King

Shatavahan

Both festivals on same day.

With the earnest request of king,

Acharya Kalak celebrated samvatsari on

fourth day of lunar calender

Celestial beings go to Nandisar parvat to

celebrate

Animals, Humans and celestial beings

celebrate

All Ascetics from the tradition of

Rishabha and Mahavir celebrate it

Liberated beings

Intermediate Tirthankar’s disciple do not

celebrate it

First Tirthankar

•Understanding - Difficult (Jad/naïve)

• Implementation - Simple (Riju/simplistic)

22 Tirthankaras

(2nd to 23rd)

•Understanding - Proper (Prajna/wisdom)

• Implementation - Proper (Riju/naïve)

Last Tirthankar

•Understanding - Difficult (Jad/too rational)

• Implementation - Selfish (Vakra/ crooked)

Connect to the self

Forgiveness

Self cleansing

Self control

contemplating on 10 dharma

Discourse for

soul

Pratikraman

Fasting

Meditation

Practice ascetic life for

a day/ paushad

Physical

Fasting

No business

Mental

Meditation

Mantra chanting

Speech

Silence

Speak less

1. 8 days 2. 1 days last day 3. Ayambil / Eat only boiled grain (any one) 4. Nirvigay/ Cut down dairy products, sweets…. 5. Ekasan/One meal a day 6. Ekalthana/ Eat only one meal but with silence and

take the food all for once. 7. Eat after 48 mins of sunrise 8. Eat after paurasi (3.15 mins of sunrise) 9. Eat after 2 paurasi (half day passed by) 10. Divas-charim/ Stop eating one hour before sunset 11. Abhigrah/ resolution when fulfilled

› Limit the items

› Cut down the greens and underground roots

› Limit the food with life (eat only cooked food), boiled or filtered water

› Do not eat after sundown

› Cut down meals in between in the day

Let go incidence

Let go events and actions

Detach from mine-ness of things, people

and projects

Khamemi Savva jive

Savve jiva khamantume

Mitti me savva bhuyesu

Veram majjha na kenai

› Forgive me all beings

› I forgive all

› All are my friends

› Carry animosity with none