In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection I

Cakavī (चकवी) refers to a “female bird”, according to the “Añjanā-māhāsatī ro rāsa” (dealing with the lives of Jain female heroes), which is included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—Accordingly, “[...] Pavana went to war, accompanied by his faithful friend. One night, he heard a bird (cakavo) crying for his beloved female (cakavī) from whom he was separated only for the night. This led Pavana to reflect upon his own behaviour and he decided to go back incognito to Añjanā the marriage was consummated and Pavana left an ornament (ābharaṇa) for Añjanā to produce in case she would be questioned. [...]”.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Starts with: Cakavilvam, Cakavinem.

Ends with: Aupacakavi.

Full-text: Cakava.

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