Celebration of "Das lakshan Parv" in Dwarka sub-city
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Jain Samaj Dwarka (Regd) Celebrating ' Das Lakshan Parv'
in Dwarka sub -city New Delhi-110075
from 28th August,2006 to 10th of September,2006
at the following venue -
Venue--- IDC Cooperative Group Housing Society Ltd
Plot No. 8-C, Sector-11, Dwarka, New Delhi-110075
(in front of Metro Station Sector-11)
Chief Guest : Mr. Ajay Maken
Hon'ble Minister of State for Urban Development
Govt. of India
Programme
Morning 6.30.a.m.: ; Puja -Prakshal
Evening 7.p.m. ; Arti, Pravachan,Bhajans and
cultural programme
3rd September, 2006 (Sunday) ; Sugandh Dashmi
(Dhoop will be available in the Venue)
6th September,2006 (Wednesday) : Anant Chaturdashi
10th September, 2006
Kshamavani parva will be celebrated from 10 a.m. to 1.p.m.
followed by Preeti Bhoj
You along with your family members and friends are cordially invited.
Dr. M. C. Jain
Secretary
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Email- jainsam...@hotmail.com , jai...@hotmail.com
A brief write-up about the Das Lakshan Parva
Jain Religion, one of the oldest religion in the world
,has its own significance and is widely known for its Non-Violence-
Ahims Parmo Dharma-- live and let live- which has its recognition in
the Indian Spiritualism . The Das lakshan parva is celebrated for self
-purification and upliftment is meant to adher to the ten universal
virtues in practical life; and leads us on the right path, far from the
mad strife for material prosperity, which ultimately leads us to our
destination i.e. salvation . This is the festival through which an
attempt is made to put an end to all vices, passions and lustful
desires in thought, speech and action. This is the festival in which
ten universal virtues like forgiveness, contentment and self-restraint,
are venerated and worshipped for self -purification.This is the
festival in which one mediates upon the inherent virtues of the soul in
thought , speech and action; or one attains peace of soul i.e.
celestial peace .Besides this, in this festival an attempt is made to
obtain peace discarding passions and lustful desires through various
means ; and observe harmony in the soul through the study of
scriptures.
Jain community not only in India but in the whole world celebrates this
parva annually to subdue all passion and lustful desires. It gives us
an expression to the perfectly purified trait of the soul, through
which one gets rid of worldly disorders and allurements and one gets
fully absorbed in the eternal truth on experiencing and realizing the
true nature of soul. In other words, we can say the natural realization
of the trio ' The True, the God and the beautiful ' is fully possible
only through Das lakshan parva. This festival puts an end to all evils
in man; gives him realization of the eternal bliss, and spiritualism
becomes alive by the celebration of this festival.
The Jain community celebrates this festival with great zeal and joy and
austerities viz.self-meditaion, doing penance, fasting and study of
Holy Scriptures are performed during the parva. The house holders
purged their soul by keeping fast on the last day on the parva and
celebrate the closing ceremony with great pump and show . When the ten
day celebrations are over, this festival leaves behind its deep
impression on the mind and heart of every Jain-young or old.
In fact, Jainism is a prehistoric religion propounded by the first
Tirthankara,l Lord Aadi Nath. Upon all these grounds we think that the
celebration of Daslaksah parva is holy tradition coming down from the
ancient past to the modern times. To sum up this parva is a grand Jain
festival of self -introspection, self-realization , self
-enlightenment and self -achievement, which ultimately lead to one
and only one final goal i.e. liberation or salvation.
Das Lakshan Parva is the most suitable occasion for giving donations
and charities;and on the last day of the festival the house -holders
observe full day fast and make every attempt to donate to religious and
social installations in cash or kind within their capacity .
The festival has its own age-old history,but nothing definite can be
said about its origin and since when it is being celebrated. The truth
is that spiritual matters like self -purification and renunciation
can not be measured by time scale.When the auspicious month of
'Bhadrapad' comes every year, the whole Jain community celebrates this
festival without any difference of high and low, rich and poor.The
Digamberas and Swetambers , both sects of Jain community celebrates the
self uplifting festival with great enthusiasm.
During the Bhadrapada-Asvina month i.e. generally in the month of
August-September, Jain community observe Das Lakshan Parva not only in
India but in the whole world. The 'parva' purifies our soul and deeds.
It has a great significance and importance in our life. The family
members celebrate the 'parva' for ten days.
"Kshama Vani Diwas" -a special function --is organised on the tenth
day .It carries a message to all living and non-living creatures in the
world to 'FORGIVE OURSELVES'f or the 'deeds we have done either
knowingly or un-knowingly if such deeds have ever given you any pain or
hurt the feelings.'