Digambar
Shruta Panchami
It commemorates Acharyas Pushpadanta and Bhutabali completing the Shatkhandagama, taught to them by Acharya Dharasena in a cave at Mount Girnar — the first Jain scripture committed to writing. Shastra puja is performed, palm-leaf manuscripts are dusted and sun-dried before the monsoon, and there are rath yatras of the scriptures.
- Digambar
- kept by
- One day
- how long
- 21 May 2026
- when it falls
Which traditions keep it
A different festival from Gyan Panchami, and not a Digambar name for it. JAINpedia distinguishes them expressly: Shruta Panchami focuses on religious knowledge without the blending of worldly concerns that gives Gyan Panchami its second name.
What is done
It commemorates Acharyas Pushpadanta and Bhutabali completing the Shatkhandagama, taught to them by Acharya Dharasena in a cave at Mount Girnar — the first Jain scripture committed to writing. Shastra puja is performed, palm-leaf manuscripts are dusted and sun-dried before the monsoon, and there are rath yatras of the scriptures.
Why two sources give two days
2026 has an adhika Jyeshtha — a leap Jyeshtha — so Jyeshtha Shukla 5 happens twice. Festivals normally follow the nija, the true month, which would give the June date; the May date is the adhika one. We are not going to resolve this. Take Shruta Panchami 2026 from a Digambar panchang and nowhere else.
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AboutWhy two sources give two days
Sources
Where this came from
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- Wikipedia — Shruta PanchamiInstitutional or scholarly
- JAINpedia — Festivals of knowledgeInstitutional or scholarly
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