Note to players: Two answers required. Kshamavani and Samvatsari are equivalent holidays for these two groups. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name these two religious sects that each make use of the Prakit phrase “Michchhāmi Dukkadam” on those holidays, known as “Forgiveness Day,” which ends their religion-wide holiday of Paryushana.
ANSWER: Digambara Jains AND Śvetāmbara Jains [accept “sky-clad” Jains in place of Digambara; accept “white-clad” Jains in place of Śvetāmbara]
[10h] Śvetāmbaras and Digambaras render the name of this first meditative prayer differently. When carrying out this prayer, one verbally “bows” to arihants, siddhas, acharyas, upadhyayas, and sages to rid themselves of sin.
ANSWER: Namōkāra Mantra [or Navkar Mantra; or Pancha Namaskāra Mantra; or Navakāra Mantra; or Namaskāra Mangala; or Paramesthi Mantra]
[10e] Digambara monks carry feathered fly-whisks while Śvetāmbara monks carry woolen brooms known as rajoharans in order to avoid killing bugs in accordance with this pacifist principle central to Jainism.
ANSWER: ahimsa [accept nonviolence; accept noninjury]
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