Navpad Oli (Ayambil Oli): Jain community worship "Samyag Darshan" Pad on sixth day

Jaipur, India, October 19, 2010

This is the sixth day of Navpad Oli (Ayambil Oli). Jain community worship

"Samyag Darshan" which also means Samyaktwa on the sixth day of this nine days' festival.

Navpad Oli (Ayambil Oli) starts from October 14

This is Ashwin Shukla Dwadashi, 12th day of full moon fortnight in the month of Ashwin in Indian lunar calendar, October 19, 2010.

Jainism gives lot of importance to Navpad and Navpad Oli.

Samyag Darshan:

Samyag is a Sanskrit word that means right and Darshan means view. Hence the word Samyag Darshan means right view. It is also described as faith on preachings of Arihant. This is the sixth Pad of Siddhachakra and first of Dharma Tatva. This is the root of all Dharma (Spirituality). Dharma or Spirituality starts with the right view and perspective. One can only discern if he or she has right perspective. All knowledge is like ignorance without Samyag Darshan.

This is also the first among Ratna Trayee (Three Gems) of Jainism to attain salvation. It has sixty seven attributes and symbolizes with white color.

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Jain Festival of India: Navpad Oli (Ayambil) in Jainism

Jain people observe "Ayambil", a typical form of Jain fast during these nine days of Navpad Oli. They will use "Rice" for observing Ayambil today.