Dash Lakshana Parva (Das Lakshan Mahaparva) for Digambar Jains is a 10-day period focused on ten supreme virtues. Here is a simple guide you can follow as a Digambar practitioner:

What it is

• A ten-day festival right after the Shvetambar Paryushan (Digambar tradition observes these ten days as Das Lakshan Parva, the Festival of the Ten Virtues).
• Each day is devoted to one virtue, with talks from scriptures (often from the Tattvartha Sutra) and guided practices. The tradition ends with Kshamavani (the day to seek forgiveness) and the Anant Chaturdashi celebrations. ( jainheritagecentres.com, jainpedia.org)

Ten virtues (one per day) 1) Uttam Kshama — Supreme Forgiveness 2) Uttam Mardava — Supreme Humility 3) Uttam Arjava — Supreme Straightforwardness 4) Uttam Shaucha — Supreme Purity/Contentment 5) Uttam Satya — Supreme Truth 6) Uttam Samyam — Supreme Self-restraint 7) Uttam Tapa — Supreme Austerity 8) Uttam Tyag — Supreme Renunciation/Charity 9) Uttam Akinchanya — Supreme Non-attachment 10) Uttam Brahmacharya — Supreme Celibacy

What to do each day (practical steps)

• Attend temple or sangh gatherings where a discourse on that day’s virtue is given.
• Read or listen to a short portion of relevant sutras (often a chapter from Tattvartha Sutra) focused on the day’s virtue.
• Practice the day’s virtue in daily life: cultivate forgiveness, humility, honesty, purity, truth, self-restraint, austerity, renunciation of excessive desires, non-attachment, and chastity in turn.
• Perform pratikraman (confession) and ask for forgiveness from others for any wrongs done that day or during the year.
• If possible, fast or observe a lighter diet according to your capacity.
• Help others, charitable acts, and simple living to support the observance.

Kshamavani (the forgiveness day)

• On the day after Anant Chaturdashi, all Jains gather to seek forgiveness from others and to forgive everyone. This is a central, shared practice of the Dash Lakshana Parva. After the ceremony, many people greet others with a formal apology and intention not to repeat past faults. ( jainheritagecentres.com, jainpedia.org)

When it happens (timing)

• In Digambar tradition, this 10-day Dash Lakshana Parva runs around the time of the Digambar Paryushan, starting a few days after the Shvetambar Paryushan and ending on Anant Chaturdashi, with Kshamavani following soon after. Exact dates shift yearly based on the lunar calendar. For 2025, the Digambar Dash Lakshana Parva is projected as late August to early September (check your sangh calendar for exact dates). ( jainknowledge.com)

Notes

• Digambar and Shvetambar calendars differ: Digambar Dash Lakshana Parva is specifically the 10-day Digambar observance, while Shvetambar Paryushan is typically observed as an 8-day period with its own Kshamavani timing. The Digambar practice centers on the ten virtues, with daily discourses and collective confessions. ( jainheritagecentres.com, jainknowledge.com)

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