Shwetambar
Other Shwetambar and shared observances
Chaumasi Chaudas, Shukla 14 of Karttika, Phalguna and Ashadha: the chaumasi pratikraman with fasting — 2 March, 28 July and 23 November 2026. Chaitri Purnima, Chaitra Shukla 15: Pundarik Swami, Rishabhdev’s first ganadhara, attained moksha on Shatrunjaya with five crore munis, which is why the hill is also Pundarikgiri — 2 April 2026. Meru Teras, Krishna 13 of Pausha in the amanta reckoning and of Magha in the purnimanta one: the nirvana of Rishabhdev at Mount Ashtapad, with fasting and Meru-parvat puja — 16 January 2026. Mahavir Kevaljnana, Vaishakh Shukla 10: at the Rijubalika river near Jrimbhikagrama, under a sal tree, per the Kalpasutra — 26 April 2026.
- Shwetambar
- kept by
- Various
- how long
- Chaumasi Chaudas: 2 March, 28 July, 23 November 2026
- when it falls
What is done
Chaumasi Chaudas, Shukla 14 of Karttika, Phalguna and Ashadha: the chaumasi pratikraman with fasting — 2 March, 28 July and 23 November 2026. Chaitri Purnima, Chaitra Shukla 15: Pundarik Swami, Rishabhdev’s first ganadhara, attained moksha on Shatrunjaya with five crore munis, which is why the hill is also Pundarikgiri — 2 April 2026. Meru Teras, Krishna 13 of Pausha in the amanta reckoning and of Magha in the purnimanta one: the nirvana of Rishabhdev at Mount Ashtapad, with fasting and Meru-parvat puja — 16 January 2026. Mahavir Kevaljnana, Vaishakh Shukla 10: at the Rijubalika river near Jrimbhikagrama, under a sal tree, per the Kalpasutra — 26 April 2026.
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- Posh Dashami — Parshvanath Janma Kalyanak
- The tithi is contested, and the sect assignment is the reverse of what is usually assumed: Digambar sources give Pausha Krishna 10 and Shwetambar sources Krishna 11. There is an attham tapasya and a large fair at Shankheshwar. We give the rule and not a 2026 date.
- Which traditions formally mark Mahavir Kevaljnana and Meru Teras
- Not established from our sources. Digambar observance of Meru Teras in particular is unconfirmed.
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AboutPosh Dashami — Parshvanath Janma Kalyanak
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