Chipa, Chipā: 2 definitions

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Chipa means something in Jainism, Prakrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Jain philosophy

Source: archive.org: Anekanta Jaya Pataka of Haribhadra Suri

Chīpa (छीप) (Gujarati word) is derived from the Sanskrit Śīpraka—“nacre” (i.e. a pearl-oyster), as occurring in the Anekāntajayapatākā-prakaraṇa, a Śvetāmbara Jain philosophical work written by Haribhadra Sūri.—[Cf. Vol. I, P. 209, l. 11]—Here the word ‘śīpraka’ is given as a synonym of ‘śukti’ meaning a nacre i.e. a pearl-oyster. But I do not find this word m any of the dictionaries available to me. It seems the Gujarati word ‘chīpa’ is derived from this word ‘śīpraka’.

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