Ekaghana: 3 definitions
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Ekaghana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryekaghana : (adj.) solid.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryEkaghana refers to: compact, solid, hard Dh.81.
Note: ekaghana is a Pali compound consisting of the words eka and ghana.
Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav膩da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryEkaghana (啶忇啶樴え).鈥�adj. (= Pali id.), in one mass, entire, said of a Tath膩gata's body that is not divided into separate relics: 厂补诲诲丑补谤尘补辫耻峁囜笉补谤墨办补 240.11 (here Kern condensed, inaccurately); 259.15 (na ca 艣ar墨ra峁� dh膩tubhedena bhetsyate,) ekaghana峁� c膩sya 艣ar墨ra峁� bhavi峁ati saptaratnast奴pa峁� pravi峁ａ弓am.
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)
Verse 81 - The Story of Venerable Laku峁囜弓aka Bhaddiya < [Chapter 6 - Pa峁囜笉ita Vagga (The Wise)]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 2 - Thought and its Object in Buddhism and in Ved膩nta < [Chapter XI - The 艢a峁卥ara School of Ved膩nta (continued)]