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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

Source: academia.edu: The Śaiva Literature

Avvā (अव्वा) refers to “mother” (used in Kannaḍa as a feminine title of respect and affection).—That the Manthānabhairava was composed in the Deccan is confirmed by its practice of compounding the names of goddesses with -avvā.This is surely a reflex of the vernacular usage in this region, where Goddess-names of this kind are commonplace, avvā ‘mother’ being used in Kannaḍa as a feminine title of respect and affection. This feature is also found in the Kubjikāmata. It is probable, then, that it too is a product of the Deccan, and therefore that the whole tradition emerged and developed in that region. This should be taken to include the Konkan.

Note: In its chapter colophons the Manthānabhairava is said to have been taught in or by the avvākrama [avvākramaḥ], the tradition of Avvā or the Avvās (avvākramabhāṣite).

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Avvā (अव्वा) (Cf. Jananī) is another name for Bhairavī, according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—Accordingly, “In the centre, in the sacred seat called Kāma, passion gives rise to passion and is the seat of Uḍa within power (kalā). The venerable (seat) Pūrṇa is in the wheel on the left and emanates the energy of the Moon in the seat of the Moon in front of that. The divine seat of Kulūta emanates (its energy) into the energized head of Kolla on the right. (The energy of the goddess) penetrates into the venerable Ujjayanī on the left in due order ** with the six sacred seats beginning with that. She who is in the Wheel of the Hexagram is Bhairavī, the mother of persistence and destruction; by the expansion of consciousness, (she is also) Avvā, Klinnā, Raktā, Bhagavatī, and Pulinī: I bow (to her who, in all these forms, is) the venerable Ekavīrā”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

Languages of India and abroad

Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Avvā (अव्वा) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Arvāk.

2) Avvā (अव्वा) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Ambā.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Avva (ಅವ್ವ):—

1) [noun] a female parent; a mother.

2) [noun] a respectful mode of addressing an elderly woman.

3) [noun] ಅವ್ವನ ಕೂಡೆ ಉಂಡರೇನು, ಅಪ್ಪನ ಕೂಡೆ ಉಂಡರೇನು [avvana kude umdarenu, appana kude umdarenu]? avvana kūḍe uṇḍarēnu, appana kūḍe uṇḍarēnu (prov.) no matter what the modality is, if the aim is achieved.

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Avva (ಅವ್ವ):—[interjection] an interjection expressing wonder.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with (+34): A-varuku, Av-valavil-avan-makilkaenal, Avali, Avvabaha, Avvabaha, Avvabhicari, Avvacciletikaviyapakam, Avvadisu, Avvagada, Avvagga, Avvagriha, Avvaha, Avvahara, Avvahaya, Avvahiya, Avvai, Avvaibhava, Avvaiddha, Avvaiyan, Avvaiyar.

Ends with (+153): Aamtavva, Aavva, Abhanavva, Abhavva, Addavva, Agamtavva, Ahavva, Ajbhaiavva, Amritavva, Anugamtavva, Anumamtavva, Anutthiyavva, Appeyavva, Asambhavva, Assoyavva, Attavva, Avadhariyavva, Avagamtavva, Avakiriyavva, Avasavva.

Full-text (+24): Avvakrama, Avvayya, Avve, Arvak, Amba, Auvai, Vimalavva, Madanavva, Kamalavva, Candikavva, A-varuku, Oddavva, Kalikavva, Shridevi, Manu, Navamanu, Krishnavarna, Shrisimha, Bilvavriksha, Ratna.

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