1609 CE - Henry Hudson discovers Manhattan Island and the indigenous people living there.
Photo of the Day
Kayaks docked by a lakeside resort in Jasper, Alberta, Canada.
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Economic Growth Forecasts Cut for Ebola-Hit West African Nations
Jurassic Fossils Elucidate Early Mammal Evolution
Quote of the Day
"The man of mark is never appreciated, neither in his lifetime nor in his own country". --Camillo Federici
Song of the Day
Composer - Carl Orff
From - Carmina Burana
Film of the Day
Director - Chang Cheh
Starring - Chiang Sheng, Philip Kwok, Lo Mang
Wiki of the Day
Paryushana (Jain Prakrit: पज्जोसण Pajjosavana) is one of the two most important festivals for the Jains, the other being Diwali. Normally Śvētāmbaras refer to it as Paryushana, while Digambaras refer to it as Das Lakshana. Paryushana means "abiding, coming together". It is believed that the devas do an eight-part puja for the tirthankaras, which takes eight days. Jains celebrate this period as Paryushana.
Paryusana is a time when the laity take on vows of study and fasting with a spiritual intensity similar to temporary monasticism.[1][2]
The duration of Paryusana is for eight or ten days and comes at the time when the wandering monks take up temporary residence for the monsoon period or "cāturmāsa" "four-month". For this minimum duration, Paryushana must be initiated by panchami (the fifth day) of the shukla paksha phase of Bhadra. The last day is called Samvatsari, short for Samvatsari Pratikramana. The date for the Paryushana festival is Bhadra shukla chaturthi. Because of computational and other differences, there can be some minor differences among various subsects. Recently there has been an attempt to standardize the date. Because at this time the monks have settled in the town for a longer duration, it is time for the householders to have an annual renewal of the faith by listening to the statement of the Dharma and by meditation and vratas (self-control). Digambaras starting a 10-day period from Bhadra shukla panchami, during which the dashalakshana vrata is undertaken. Śvētāmbara celebrate an eight-day festival that ends with Bhadrapada shukla chaturthi.
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