Samvatsari
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Samvatsari is the most important Jain festival day of forgiveness and spiritual renewal, marked by seeking and granting pardon for past wrongs.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Samvatsari Pratikraman | 3 |
| Samvatsari canonical | 2 |
| Samvatsari annual Pratikraman | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2281007 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Samvatsari Context triple: [Paryushana, culminatesIn, Samvatsari]
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A.
Leto
Leto is a Titaness in Greek mythology best known as the mother of the twin Olympian deities Apollo and Artemis.
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B.
New Year
New Year is the celebration marking the beginning of a new calendar year, commonly observed worldwide with festivities, traditions, and public holidays.
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C.
Uttarayan
Uttarayan is the Gujarati celebration of the Hindu festival Makar Sankranti, marked by large-scale kite flying and the transition of the sun into the northern hemisphere.
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D.
Rabi
Rabi is a surname most notably associated with Isidor Isaac Rabi, the Nobel Prize–winning physicist who developed the molecular beam magnetic resonance method.
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E.
Shuah
Shuah is a lesser-known son of the biblical patriarch Abraham, mentioned among the children he had with Keturah.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Samvatsari Target entity description: Samvatsari is the most important Jain festival day of forgiveness and spiritual renewal, marked by seeking and granting pardon for past wrongs.
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A.
Leto
Leto is a Titaness in Greek mythology best known as the mother of the twin Olympian deities Apollo and Artemis.
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B.
New Year
New Year is the celebration marking the beginning of a new calendar year, commonly observed worldwide with festivities, traditions, and public holidays.
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C.
Uttarayan
Uttarayan is the Gujarati celebration of the Hindu festival Makar Sankranti, marked by large-scale kite flying and the transition of the sun into the northern hemisphere.
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D.
Rabi
Rabi is a surname most notably associated with Isidor Isaac Rabi, the Nobel Prize–winning physicist who developed the molecular beam magnetic resonance method.
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E.
Shuah
Shuah is a lesser-known son of the biblical patriarch Abraham, mentioned among the children he had with Keturah.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jain festival
ⓘ
religious observance ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
kṣamā (forgiveness)
ⓘ
pratikramaṇa (ritual repentance) ⓘ |
| associatedFestival |
Kṣamāvaṇī
ⓘ
linked to:
Kshamavani
|
| associatedWith |
Digambara Jains
ⓘ
Paryushana ⓘ |
| calendar | Jain calendar ⓘ |
| calendarType | lunar calendar ⓘ |
| category |
Jain festivals
ⓘ
religious days of atonement ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
India
ⓘ
Jain diaspora communities ⓘ |
| ethicalPrinciple |
ahiṃsā
ⓘ
aparigraha ⓘ satya ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| greeting | Micchāmi Dukkaḍaṃ ⓘ |
| greetingMeaning | May all the evil that has been done be fruitless ⓘ |
| languageOfGreeting | Prakrit ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
forgiveness
ⓘ
non-violence ⓘ reconciliation ⓘ repentance ⓘ spiritual renewal ⓘ |
| observancePlace |
Jain homes
ⓘ
Jain temples ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Śvetāmbara Jains
ⓘ
linked to:
Svetambara
|
| partOf |
Paryushana festival
ⓘ
linked to:
Paryushana
|
| purpose |
to cultivate humility
ⓘ
to purify the soul from accumulated karma ⓘ to restore harmony in relationships ⓘ |
| religion | Jainism ⓘ |
| ritual |
confession of past wrongs
ⓘ
fasting ⓘ granting forgiveness to others ⓘ listening to religious discourses ⓘ prayers and meditation ⓘ seeking forgiveness from all living beings ⓘ |
| scopeOfForgiveness |
acquaintances
ⓘ
all living beings ⓘ family members ⓘ friends ⓘ |
| significance | most important festival in Jainism for forgiveness and spiritual renewal ⓘ |
| socialFunction |
resolving conflicts
ⓘ
strengthening community bonds ⓘ |
| timing | last day of Paryushana for Śvetāmbara Jains ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Samvatsari Description of subject: Samvatsari is the most important Jain festival day of forgiveness and spiritual renewal, marked by seeking and granting pardon for past wrongs.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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