Micchami Dukkaḍam

On the occasion of Samvatsari Pratikraman as I delve further into the history of Jainism I would like to share a story. But before I share that story I would like to give some background of "Micchkami Dukkhadam". Michchāmi Dukkaḍaṃ appears in the Airyapathiki Sutra, verses 3.124 and 3.130 of the Yoga sastra and it's...

The Quintessential Paryushan Tap

Born into a Jain family I was quite familiar with the parampara followed in a traditional family. In Adoni the ‘Jain community' is very small and closely knit. Having lived in a large joint family I grew up seeing my family, friends and community participating in different fasting rituals.Fasting or Tap is a very important...