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{{Infobox holiday<br />
|type = cultural<br />
|image = In-jain.svg<br />
|imagesize =<br />
|caption = The [[Jain flag]] in [[India]]<br />
|official_name = Samvatsari Pajushan<br />
|nickname = Forgiveness Day<br />
|observedby = [[Swetambar]] sect of [[Jain]]s worldwide<br />
|litcolor = White<br />
|significance = Last day of [[Paryushan]] festival, on which Jains forgive and seek forgiveness from all living beings<br />
|begins =<br />
|ends =<br />
|date = [[Bhadrapada]] Shukla Panchami<br />
|frequency = Annual<br />
|date2017 = August 26<!-- only for days that change each year --><br />
|date2018 = September 13<br />
|date2019 = September 3<br />
|date2020 = August 23<br />
|date2021 = September 10<br />
|celebrations = 1 day<br />
|observances = [[Micchami Dukkadam]] (Asking for forgiveness), [[Pratikramana]] (Introspection)<br />
|relatedto = [[Paryushan]], [[Kshamavaani]] <br />
}}<br />
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'''''Saṃvatsarī''''' ({{lang-sa|संवत्सरी}}) (lit. Annual Day or fig. Forgiveness Day) is the last day of ''[[Paryushana]]'' [[Shwetambar]] sect of [[Jainism]]. It falls on [[Paksha#Shukla Paksha|Shukla]] [[Panchami]] each year in the [[Jain calendar]] month of [[Bhadrapada]], somewhere between the middle of August and September in the [[Gregorian calendar]].<br />
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On this day, Jains forgive and seek [[forgiveness]] for their mistakes committed knowingly or unknowingly from all the living beings. A yearly, elaborate penitential retreat called "''samvatsari [[pratikramana]]''" is performed on this day. After the ''pratikramana'', Jains seek forgiveness from all the creatures of the world, including friends and relatives by uttering the phrase — ''[[Micchami Dukkadam]]'' or its variants like "Khamau Sa", "Uttam Kshama" or "Khamat Khamna".<br />
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==Etymology==<br />
Samvatsari is derived Sanskrit language. ''[[Samvatsara]]'' refers to a "year" in Vedic literature such as the ''[[Rigveda]]'' and other ancient texts.<ref name="Vatsyayan1992p215">{{cite book|author1=Bettina Bäumer|author2=Kapila Vatsyayan|title=Kalātattvakośa: A Lexicon of Fundamental Concepts of the Indian Arts|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8f38pN2lvhIC&pg=PA215|year=1992|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass |isbn=978-81-208-1044-0|pages=215–216}}</ref> Thus, Samvatsari literally refers to a day that comes annually.<br />
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==Customs and Traditions==<br />
As a matter of ritual, they personally greet their friends and relatives [[Micchami Dukkadam]]. No private quarrel or dispute may be carried beyond Saṃvatsarī and messages, telephone calls are made to the outstation friends and relatives asking their forgiveness.<ref>Hastings, James (2003), Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics Part 10, Kessinger Publishing {{ISBN|978-0-7661-3682-3}} p.876</ref><br />
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Being the holiest day of the [[Jain calendar]],<ref>{{cite book | last =Shah | first =Nathubhai | title =Jainism: The World of Conquerors | publisher =Sussex Academy Press | date =1998 | location =Sussex | series =Volume I and II | isbn =1-898723-30-3 }} p. 212</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/13/stories/2007091353590500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107050613/http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/13/stories/2007091353590500.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-11-07|title=Jains pray for peace, brotherhood |date=2007-09-13|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date= 2009-11-11}}</ref> many Jains observe a complete fast on this day.<br />
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== ''Samvatsari'' and ''Kshamavaani'' ==<br />
While ''Samvatsari'' and ''[[shamavaani]]'' are typically associated with [[Shwetambar]] sect and [[Digambara]] respectively, there is no major difference between the two days and both are observed as Forgiveness Days. Rather, the two are usually used interchangeably.<br />
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However, a major difference between the two is that despite both ''Samvatsari'' and ''Kshamavaani'' falling on the last day of [[Paryushan]], they are in fact two different days. This is because the [[Paryushan]] festival for the two sects itself commences on different dates and is of varying duration.<br />
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As a result, while Samvatsari is observed on Shukla Panchami of Bhadrapada month by the [[Shwetambar]]s, the [[Digambara]]s celebrate it on the first day of ''[[Ashvin]] Krishna'' month of the lunar-based [[Vira Nirvana Samvat|Jain calendar]].<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Paryushan]]<br />
* [[Kshamavaani]]<br />
* [[Forgiveness#Jainism|Forgiveness in Jainism]]<br />
* [[Kshamavani]]<br />
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[[Category:Jain festivals]]<br />
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