Abstract
Kācilindi（ka） 迦隣提 and cakravāka 鴛鴦 are names of birds of the same species. In English, these birds are called the Mandarin duck. They are described in the Mahāparinirvāṇa mahāsūtra as a metaphor called the Two Birds Metaphor 二鳥喩. Since kācilindi and cakravāka indicate the same bird, these two names are inseparable or equal. The sūtra uses the metaphor to demonstrate the fundamental truth that impermanence 無常 and permanence 常 are inseparable.
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