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In chapter V it is shown that the primary aim of the Cc. is to preach the gradual development of a soul towards salvation according to Jainism. This is illustrated through the life history of Civakan and Tēvar explains the metaphysical, ethical, and ritualistic concepts of Jainism in the course of his narration. The treatment of the Jaina religious doctrines in the Cc. differs from that found in the earlier didactic works by Jaina authors or in the Buddhistic epic, the Maşimēkalai. Our discussion in this chapter emphasises how Tēvar's treatment of Jainism in the Cc. is based on a sound knowledge of the original canons in Sanskrit and Prakrit.
The linguistic analysis of the last chapter makes it clear that Sanskrit words have been imported by Tēvar in the Cc. to facilitate his use of the supplementary metres (pavinams) and his treatment of the Jaina philosophical tenets. The semantic changes which occur in the Cc, are also shown. The linguistic influence of the Sanskrit on the Cc. is quite considerable and we have listed in our analysis all the Sanskrit loan words and their phonetic and semantic changes.
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