Vivaṭṭa
Vivaṭṭa，（m．& nt．） [vi+vaṭṭa1] 1．“rolling back，” with ref．to the development of the world （or the aeons，kappa） used to denote a devolving cycle （“devolution”），whereas vaṭṭa alone or saṁvaṭṭa denote the involving cycle （both either with or without kappa）．Thus as “periods” of the world they practically mean the same thing & may both be interpreted in the sense of a new beginning．As redupl．-inter．cpds．they express only the idea of constant change．We sometimes find vivaṭṭa in the sense of “renewal” & saṁvaṭṭa in the sense of “destruction，” where we should expect the opposite meaning for each．See also vaṭṭa & saṁvaṭta．Dogmatically vivaṭṭa is used as “absence of vaṭṭa，” i．e．nibbāna or salvation from saṁsāra （see vaṭṭa & cp．citta-vivaṭṭa，ceto°，ñāṇa°，vimokkha° at Ps．I，108 & II．70）．-- Fig．in kamma° “the rolling back of k．” i．e．devolution or course of kamma at S．I，85．-- Abs．& combd with saṁvaṭṭa （i．e．devolution combd with evolution） e．g．at D．I，14，16 sq．； III，109； A．II，142 （where read vivaṭṭe for vivaṭṭo）； Pug．60； Vism．419 （here as m．vivaṭṭo，compared with saṁvaṭṭo），420 （°ṭṭhāyin）．In cpd．°kappa （i．e．descending aeon） at D．III，51； Pug．60； It．15．-- 2．（nt．） part of a bhikkhu’s dress （rolling up of the binding?），combd with anu-vivaṭṭa at Vin．I，287．（Page 637）