Das Lakshan Parva (also called Paryushan in some Śvetāmbara contexts) is a Digambar Jain festival that lasts ten days. It follows Paryuṣaṇa in the annual cycle and focuses on the ten virtuous qualities (lakṣaṇas) and on purification of the soul.

How it’s celebrated (simple outline)

• The festival spans ten days, each day dedicated to one virtue. The commonly listed ten are: kṣamā (forgiveness), mārdava (gentleness/humility), arjava (straightforwardness), śauca (purity/cleanliness), satya (truth), saṁyama (self-restraint), tapa (austerity), tyāga (detachment/renunciation), akinciyā (non-possessiveness), and brahmacarya (celibacy/chastity).
• Monks lead daily discourses and recite or study texts related to these virtues; lay devotees listen, reflect, and often take up vows or upvas (fasts) to practice self-discipline.
• A major focus is on forgiveness and self-purification. The kṣamāpanā (asking forgiveness) ritual is central, followed by the pratikramaṇa and the chant “Micchāmi Dukkhaḍaṃ” (May I be free from harmful thoughts, words, and actions).
• Many communities engage in fasting or partial fasting (drinking only water or eating once a day), extended meditation, scripture reading (often Kalpa Sūtra or Tattvartha-related readings), and charitable acts.
• The culmination is marked by Ananta-caturdashi (the 14th day of the bright lunar fortnight), and then the community observes forgiveness practices with Kshamavani.

Notes on tradition

• Digambar and Śvetāmbara communities observe related but distinct traditions. Das Lakshan Parva is a Digambar counterpart to Paryuṣaṇa; Śvetāmbara communities often emphasize Paryuṣaṇ and Samvatsari (the forgiveness day) in their own calendar. In Digambara practice, the forgiveness ritual and the ten-day focus on the ten virtues are central to the Das Lakshan Parva itself, leading up to Ananta-caturdashi and Kshamavani. In Śvetāmbara practice, the related observances are tied to Paryuṣaṇa and Samvatsari, but the spirit of introspection and forgiveness remains the same.
• Dates vary by year and region, but the frame is the same: a ten-day focus on virtue, purification, vows, and forgiveness.

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