Kavaca (कवच) refers to “armour”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.-Accordingly, “That which is evidently cessation of action causing the cycle of rebirth is to be considered as the mental stopping of the influx of karma by those who know about that from the most excellent scripture. Kavaca in Jainism glossary Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections 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. Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. The purpose of revealing upāgamas (e.g., Kavaca Āgama) is to explain more elaborately than that of mūlāgamas (e.g., Prodgīta-āgama) and to include any new idea if not dealt in mūlāgamas. The Śaivāgamas represent the wisdom that has come down from lord Śiva, received by Pārvatī and accepted by Viṣṇu. (also see Anantaśambhu’s commentary on the Siddhāntasārāvali of Trilocanaśivācārya)Ģ) Kavaca (कवच) or Kavacāgama refers to one of upāgamas (supplementary scriptures) of the Prodgītāgama which is one of the twenty-eight Siddhāntāgama: a classification of the Śaiva division of Śaivāgamas. Kavaca in turn, transmitted it to through divya-sambandha to the Devas who, through divyādivya-sambandha, transmitted it to the Ṛṣis who finally, through adivya-sambandha, revealed the Prodgītāgama to human beings (Manuṣya). Kavaca obtained the Prodgītāgama from Śūlin who in turn obtained it from Sadāśiva through parasambandha. The prodgīta-āgama, being part of the eighteen Rudrabhedāgamas, refers to one of the twenty-eight Siddhāntāgamas: a classification of the Śaiva division of Śaivāgamas. Kavaca in Shaivism glossary Source: Shodhganga: Iconographical representations of Śivaġ) Kavaca (कवच) is the name of a deity who received the Prodgītāgama from Śūlin through the mahānsambandha relation, according to the pratisaṃhitā theory of Āgama origin and relationship ( sambandha).
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