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  • Michchhami Dukkadam - last day of paryushana (the most important festival in Jainism) - Jain religion

    09/13/2021 2:50:05 AM PDT · by Cronos · 2 replies
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    Michchhāmi Dukkaḍaṃ is an ancient Prakrit phrase literally meaning — may all the evil that has been done be fruitless. It is especially used on the Kshamavani Diwas or Forgiveness Day, celebrated on Samvatsari, the concluding day of the eight or ten day Paryushana festival, one of the main festivals of the cheap ativan online cost Jain community. On this day, Jains request forgiveness from each other for all offences committed. The phrase is also used when a person makes a mistake, or recollects making one in everyday life, or when asking for forgiveness in advance for inadvertent ones.Michchhāmi...