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Gyan Panchami,
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📚 Gyan puja🙏 Upvas / ekasan🗓 Kartak Sud 5
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Kartak Sud 5, from sunrise. For Gujarati Hindu families the same day is Labh Pancham.
⚠️ Draft — awaiting review by a Jain scholar. Shvetambar practice as commonly observed. Gachchhs, sanghs and Digambar families differ: follow your guru and sangh.

१In one picture

Gyan Panchami: 1 clean and arrange the shastras and study books; 2 gyan puja with vaskshep, a flower and a diya before the scriptures; 3 upvas or ekasan, many keep maun; 4 begin to study: read or learn a new sutra.

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२Questions people ask

What is Gyan Panchami?

Kartak Sud 5, the day Jains honour gyan (knowledge): the scriptures, the books we learn from, and the teachers who give us knowledge.

How do we do gyan puja at home?

Clean your religious and study books, place them on a clean cloth, and offer vaskshep, a flower and a diya before them with folded hands. Many families take the books to the derasar or upashray, where the gyan bhandar is displayed.

Do we have to fast?

Upvas or ekasan is common, and many keep the day in silence (maun). Do what you are able to; health comes first.

Is it the same day as Labh Pancham?

Yes. Gujarati Hindu families celebrate the same tithi as Labh Pancham, opening new account books.

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Why honour books?

Gyan is the first of the three jewels on the path to moksha. Books carry the teaching of the Tirthankaras, so caring for them and studying them is itself an aradhana.

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Also see: Jain calendar for your city

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