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The monsoon season in India marks the beginning of Chaturmas, a four-month period during which religious life assumes a distinctive rhythm. In the Jain tradition, Chaturmas is also a period of sustained intellectual engagement. Communities organize lectures, engage in swadhyay (scriptural study), and discussions led by scholars and ascetics, providing spaces for learning and dialogue. The season begins on the first day of the dark fortnight of the month of shravana, which, according to certain Jain scriptures, is also regarded as yugadi, the beginning of a new year.
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The Speak Up section in this edition features an article titled “Chaturmas in Jain Religious Tradition” by Dr. Navin Kr. Srivastav, Associate Director, ISJS.
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