Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c15.s3.25

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Among religious festivals the pajjosana was the most favoured festival of the Jains. This festival was held on punnimā, pañcami, dasamī and other pavva days Later on, we are told that from the time of Ajja Kālaga in place of pañcamī the day of caturthī was declared as the day of pajjosana It is stated that once Kālaga arrived in the city of Paitthana where he was received with great pomp by king Salivāhana Kalaka had declared the fifth day of the bright half of bhāhapada as the day of pajjosana but since this was the day fixed for the festival of Indra, at the request of the king, Kālaka changed the day of pañcamī to caturthī This festival was also known as samanapūyā ¹⁶⁸