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Bhagwan Neminath — The Wedding That Turned Back
The twenty-second Tirthankar, who turned his marriage procession around when he heard the cries of animals.
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Samvatsari — The Day the Year Is Set Right
Michhami Dukkadam. Three words that close every account a Jain has kept — with family, with strangers, with every being they have shared the year with.
Chaumasa — The Four Months of Stillness
Why Jain monks and nuns halt their walking for the monsoon, and how the whole community reshapes itself around them for a hundred and twenty days.
Das Lakshan — The Ten Dharmas of the Digambara Chaumasa
The Digambara tradition's ten-day festival — one dharma a day, culminating in Ananta Chaturdashi and Kshama Parva.
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Samvatsari — The Day the Year Is Set Right
Michhami Dukkadam. Three words that close every account a Jain has kept — with family, with strangers, with every being they have shared the year with.
Chaumasa — The Four Months of Stillness
Why Jain monks and nuns halt their walking for the monsoon, and how the whole community reshapes itself around them for a hundred and twenty days.
Das Lakshan — The Ten Dharmas of the Digambara Chaumasa
The Digambara tradition's ten-day festival — one dharma a day, culminating in Ananta Chaturdashi and Kshama Parva.
Bhagwan Neminath — The Wedding That Turned Back
The twenty-second Tirthankar, who turned his marriage procession around when he heard the cries of animals.
Bhagwan Mallinath — The Mirror of Pride
The nineteenth Tirthankar, who in the Shvetambar tradition was born a princess and ended a war of suitors with one quiet mirror.
The Navkar Mantra in the Fire
A young woman trapped in a burning building remembers the syllables her grandmother taught her.
Bhagwan Shantinath — The Dove and the Hawk
The sixteenth Tirthankar, who once protected a dove with his own flesh.
Bhagwan Munisuvrat — The One Who Saved the Horse
The twentieth Tirthankar, who interrupted a king's sacrifice to save a single life.
The Broken Pot and the Flower Path
A cracked water pot learns that what feels like a flaw can become a gift.
The Elephant Who Stepped Aside
A jungle giant remembers that the small ones have lives too.
The Two Brothers and the Last Mango
When the harvest is small, who gets the last sweet fruit?
The Old Mother and the Bowl of Rice
A girl learns that giving even a little, with love, is more than giving much.
The Honest Potter of Palitana
A boy who returns a forgotten gold coin and finds something more precious.
The Broken Clay Pot
A cracked pot learns its leak is a blessing for the flowers along the path.
Chandanbala — Mahavir's First Disciple
A young princess sold into slavery becomes the first nun in Bhagwan Mahavir's order.
Mahavir and the Cowherd
In his early years as a monk, Bhagwan Mahavir endures a misunderstanding with patience that became legend.
King Megharath — The King Who Weighed the Pigeon
A king offers his own flesh to save a tiny bird from a hunting hawk.
Vastupal & Tejpal — The Brothers Who Built Dilwara
Two Gujarati ministers commission the Luna Vasahi at Mount Abu, leaving Jain India one of its greatest marble miracles.
Mahavir Jayanti — The Day of the Great Hero
Each spring, Jains across the world celebrate the birth of the twenty-fourth Tirthankar.
The Merchant's Three Friends
A merchant discovers which of his three lifelong friends will actually walk with him after death.
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