Quotes:Sakshi
H. P. Blavatsky
Sakshi. The name of the hare, who in the legend of the” moon and the hare” threw himself into the fire to save some starving pilgrims who would not kill him. For this sacrifice Indra is said to have transferred him to the centre of the moon.
Source: H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophical Glossary, art. Sakshi