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Interesting Things About The Jain Akshaya Tritiya
Know the significance of Akshaya Tritiya and how this festival is celebrated by the Jains, which slightly differs from the Hindu traditions.
Akshaya Tritiya is an important day for the Hindu community all over the world. But did you know that Akshaya Tritiya is just as significant for the Jain community as well?
The auspicious day of Akshaya Tritiya is considered to be very holy to perform many things. People buy Gold on this day, as doing so invites prosperity and wealth into the household. Believers choose the day of Akshaya Tritiya to start a new venture to be sure that their venture finds financial success.
The Hindus conduct marriage ceremonies and house-warming functions on the Akshaya Tritiya day. In short, the Hindus believe that anything that starts on the Akshaya Tritiya will thrive, flourish and find success.
But the members of the Jain community also celebrate the day for a different and unique reason. The Hindus strongly condemn the ending of any kind of a fast on the Akshaya Tritiya day.
No matter which deity the Fast is dedicated to, Udyapan is not supposed to be done on Akshaya Tritiya. People go as far as calculating the days of the fast and starting it accordingly to make sure that it does not end on the Akshaya Tritiya day.
On the contrary, the Jains commemorate Akshaya Tritiya as the day on which their first Tirthankara broke his yearlong fast. Tirthankara are the teachers or the prophets of the Jain religion. They are the people who performed penance or followed the life of asceticism until they received enlightenment.
Story Associated With The Jain Akshaya Tritiya
Rishabhadeva was an ancient king who ruled the land with Ayodhya as its capital. When he realized his calling, he gave up all his wealth and worldly pleasures to guide the mankind into the righteous path. King Rishabhadeva became the first Tirthankara of the Jain community.
Read on to learn more about the association of the Jain community to the holy Akshaya Tritiya day.
The
Story
Of
King
Rishabhadeva
As
a
monk,
Rishabhadeva
realized
that
it
was
his
duty
to
pave
the
way
for
the
future
digambaras
and
other
Jains.
As
he
was
the
first
Jain,
the
people
did
not
understand
how
to
serve
alms
to
the
digambaras.
They
were
not
permitted
to
own
anything,
not
even
a
morsel
of
grain.
They
had
to
live
upon
the
alms
provided
by
the
general
public.
To demonstrate this to his people, he started asking for alms. The people offered him gold, precious gems, expensive clothes and even daughters. But he refused them all. All he needed was some food but Rishabhadeva was too humble to ask for it specifically. This went on and Rishabhadeva went without food for a year.
It was only after King Shreyansa Kumar realized the need of Rishabha Kumar (due to purva bhava smarana) that Rishabhadeva could break his fast. He was offered some sugarcane juice by Shreyansa Kumar to quench his thirst. It was on the day of Akshaya Tritiya that the yearlong fast was broken. Therefore, this day is considered to be very holy by all the followers of the Jain Community.
Ikshvaku
Sugar
cane
is
known
as
Ikshu
in
ancient
language
of
Sanskrit
and
sugarcane
is
called
Ikshu
aahar.
As
Rishabhadeva
ended
his
fast
with
'Ikshu
aahar',
he
became
popular
as
Ikshvaku
and
his
lineage
and
dynasty
came
to
be
known
as
Ikshvaku
dynasty.
Establishment
Of
'Ahara
Charya'
It
was
on
the
Akshaya
Tritiya
day
that
Rishabhadeva
established
'Ahara
Charya'.
Ahara
Charya
is
the
method
that
is
prescribed
to
prepare
and
serve
the
food
offered
to
the
Jain
monks.
Varshi
Tap
Many
people
of
the
Jain
community
observe
the
'Varshi
Tap'
which
is
a
yearlong
alternative
day
fasting.
This
fasting
is
concluded
on
the
Akshaya
Tritiya
day.
The
fast
is
broken
by
drinking
sugarcane
juice
like
the
first
Tirthankara
Rishabhadeva
had
done
ages
ago.
Fair
At
Hastinapur
Every
year,
a
huge
fair
is
conducted
at
Hastinapur
where
thousands
of
devotees
arrive
to
break
their
fast.
The
ritual
at
which
the
Jains
end
their
fast
is
called
'Parana'
Sugarcane
Offering
Sugarcane
is
the
most
important
offering
that
is
given
to
the
Tirthankara
on
the
Akshaya
Tritiya
day.
The
rituals
that
are
offered
to
the
Tirthankara
always
contain
sugarcane
juice.
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