Both traditions
Samvatsari and Kshamavani
Shwetambars perform the Samvatsari Pratikraman, the annual pratikraman, which runs about three hours; many fast completely. Digambars hold a public kshamapana — a group confession — and an evening pratikraman. In both, forgiveness is asked of everyone, in person where possible and by message where not, and it is asked without conditions.
- Both traditions
- kept by
- One day
- how long
- Tuesday 15 September 2026
- when it falls
Which traditions keep it
The day of forgiveness, kept by every Jain — and kept on different days. Shwetambars keep Samvatsari as the last day of Paryushan: Bhadrapada Shukla 4 for Murtipujak, Shukla 5 for Sthanakavasi and Terapanth. Digambars keep Kshamavani about two days after Ananta Chaturdashi, at the Krishna Pratipada that follows it. In 2026 that is Tuesday 15 September and approximately Sunday 27 September — twelve days apart. Neither is a correction of the other.
What is done
Shwetambars perform the Samvatsari Pratikraman, the annual pratikraman, which runs about three hours; many fast completely. Digambars hold a public kshamapana — a group confession — and an evening pratikraman. In both, forgiveness is asked of everyone, in person where possible and by message where not, and it is asked without conditions.
खामेमि सव्वे जीवा, सव्वे जीवा खमंतु मे ।
मित्ती मे सव्व भूएसु, वेरं मज्झ न केणइ ॥
Khāmemi savve jīvā, savve jīvā khamantu me; mettī me savva-bhūesu, veraṃ majjha na keṇavi.
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- Which day the Digambar kshamapana falls on
- JAINpedia places it on Ananta Chaturdashi itself; Wikipedia and Prof. Y. K. Malaiya place it on the Krishna Pratipada that follows. Both are institutional sources and they disagree, so we give both rather than choose.
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AboutWhich day the Digambar kshamapana falls on
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Where this came from
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- Wikipedia — SamvatsariInstitutional or scholarly
- Wikipedia — KshamavaniInstitutional or scholarly
- Prof. Y. K. Malaiya, Colorado State — ParyushanInstitutional or scholarly
- Wikipedia — Micchami DukkadamInstitutional or scholarly
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