Ekacitta, Ēkacitta, Eka-citta: 14 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Shaktism
In Buddhism
1. Mahayana
2. Tibetan Buddhism
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Sanskrit
3. Kannada
See also

Introduction:

Ekacitta means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Ekachitta.

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Ekacitta (एकचित्त) refers to “concentrated”, according to the Ambāmatasaṃhitā verse 18-119-12.—Accordingly, “Washing first (his) food with water, he should eat it with the left hand. Maintaining the vow of purity and silence, (he should remains) concentrated [i.e., ekacitta] and content. All the food he has earned is the sacrificial pap (caruka) he eats. The pervasion (vyāpti) (of the deity) and success in the repetition of mantra (japasiddhi) arise due to that. This should be done in one's own home or in a secluded place where there are no other people. Otherwise, the householder should not do it”.

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Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Ekacitta (एकचित्त) refers to “carefully (observing the precepts)”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 21).—Accordingly, “[...] Finally, the immoral person is always fearful, like a sick man who constantly fears the approach of death, or a person guilty of the five sins leading to immediate damnation and who always says he is the enemy of the Buddha. He hides himself and lies like a brigand fearful of being taken. Years, months and days pass; he never finds any safety. Although the immoral man may get honors and benefits, his happiness is impure: it is as though madmen had dressed and adorned a corpse, and wise people, who know it, do not want to look at it. These are the many innumerable punishments of immorality; all of them could not be enumerated. The ascetic will therefore carefully (ekacitta) observe the precepts”.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi

Ekacitta (एकचित्त) refers to “(being) of one mind (with the Nirvikalpa)”, according to the Guru Mandala Worship (maṇḍalārcana) ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasaṃvara Samādhi, which refers to the primary pūjā and sādhanā practice of Newah Mahāyāna-Vajrayāna Buddhists in Nepal.—Accordingly, “Oṃ an offering of eatables all combined, full of food to be enjoyed, Provided with drink to be enjoyed, an acceptable offering from her, Five kinds of virtuous conduct, completely full of egg-born fish, Of one mind with the Nirvikalpa (nirvikalpa-ekacitta), eat and enjoy Hūṃ”.

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ēkacitta (एकचित्त).—a (S) Unanimous, concordant, consentient. 2 Attentive.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

ēkacitta (एकचित्त).—a Unanimous, of one mind. Attentive.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ekacitta (एकचित्त).—a. thinking of one thing only, absorbed in one object. (-ttam) 1 fixedness of thought upon one object.

2) unanimity एकचित्तीभूय (ekacittībhūya) H.1 unanimously; °ता (tā) fixedness of mind, agreement, unanimity.

Ekacitta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms eka and citta (चित्त).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ekacitta (एकचित्त).—mfn.

(-ttaḥ-ttā-ttaṃ) 1. Thinking of one thing only, intent upon, absorbed in. 2. Of one mind, agreeing, concurring. E. eka one, citta the mind.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ekacitta (एकचित्त).—I. n. 1. thought directed to one object only, [Prabodhacandrodaya, (ed. Brockhaus.)] 8, 5. 2. unanimity, [Rāmāyaṇa] 2, 40, 35. Ii. adj. 1. thinking only of one object; in

Ekacitta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms eka and citta (चित्त).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ekacitta (एकचित्त).—1. [neuter] one and the same thought.

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Ekacitta (एकचित्त).—2. [adjective] having one and the same thought, agreeing; [abstract] tā [feminine]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Ekacitta (एकचित्त):—[=eka-citta] [from eka] n. fixedness of thought on one single object, [Prabodha-candrodaya]

2) [v.s. ...] one and the same thought, unanimity, [Rāmāyaṇa; Kathāsaritsāgara]

3) [v.s. ...] mfn. thinking of one thing only, intent upon, absorbed in [Kapila; Hitopadeśa; Pañcatantra]

4) [v.s. ...] having the same mind, agreeing, concurring

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ekacitta (एकचित्त):—[eka-citta] (ttaḥ-ttā-ttaṃ) a. Of one mind; absorbed in one thing.

[Sanskrit to German]

Ekacitta in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ēkacitta (ಏಕಚಿತ್ತ):—[noun] the devoted or concentrated state of the mind.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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