Das Lakshan parva
Das Lakshan Parva, ya Daśa-lakṣaṇa Parva, Digambar Jain tradition ka ek pramukh ten-din ka utsav hai. Ismein har din ek mukhya lakṣaṇ par dhyan diya jata hai aur us lakṣaṇ ko apna kar jeevan ko nirlipta, shuddh aur tapasvi banaya jata hai. Yeh Paryushan parva ke baad shuru hota hai aur das din tak chalata hai. Iska antim din kshamāpan (forgiveness) aur samvatsari ki kriyaon se samapan hota hai.
Ten lakṣaṇ ( Das Lakṣaṇa ) 1) Uttam kṣamā – atiyā adhik kṣamā ki bhavna 2) Uttam mārḍavā – namrata aur mṛduvākya 3) Uttam ārjava – falaḍhā huī sacchai aur imaandari 4) Uttam śaucā – shuddhata, sakāsh samarpan, shivāśh 5) Uttam satya – satya bolna aur satya par adhar 6) Uttam saṃyam – svāyamaṇā (self-restraint) 7) Uttam tapa – tapasya aur ātma-vrata 8) Uttam tyāga – ātma-vishesh (renunciation) ki bhavna 9) Uttam akiṃcanya – asakti, arthat vastu par adhik nirāśa 10) Uttam brahmacarya – brahmacarya ki anukampā
In das lakṣhaṇ parvo ko Digambar Jain samudaay mein pratyek din ek lakṣaṇ par charcha, arogyā aur tapas ke saath manaya jata hai. Das Lakṣaṇa Parva ka uddeshya vyakti ke andhar ke dharma ko ujjwal banana hai: kshama, mardavā, arjava, śauca, satya, sanyam, tapa, tyāga, akiñcanya, brahmacarya ki pratice.
Note: Digambar aur Śvetāmbara traditions mein vyavahār ki jagah-jagah thodi riti alag hoti hai. Digambar mein yeh das din ka udghatan Paryuṣaṇ ke baad hota hai; Śvetāmbara samudaay mein Paryuṣaṇ ki alag calendar hoti hai (Samvatsari ke din jhāki hoti hai). Phir bhi mukhya lakṣaṇ ki soch aur jeevan mein prabodhan dono mein saath-saath chalti hai.