Ekadvara, Ekadvāra: 3 definitions
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Ekadvara means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesA vihara built by King Subha to the east of Anuradhapura, at the foot of the Ekadvarika pabbata. Mhv.xxxv.58; MT.648. The Ekadvarika pabbata was also called Vangantapabbata. MT. 424.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
India history and geography
Source: archive.org: Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 1963Ekadvāra is the name of a vihāra that existed in the ancient kingdom of Anurādhapura, Ceylon (Sri Lanka).—The Ekadvāra-vihāra, to east of Anurādhapura, was built by Subha (60-67) and it too was at the foot of the Ekadvārika hill. The Vaṅguttara hill was part of the Ekadvārika range.
Inscriptions of Subha and of Gajabāhu I (114-136) at Pahala Kayināṭṭama and Vihāragala, at the foot of the range now known as Puliyankulamakanda, close to the Sīppikulama-Kayināṭṭama minor road, name the site Ekadoraya or Ekadorika-vihara, Ekadvāra of the Chronicle, and grant to it Upaladoṇika tank (present Kayināṭṭamavāva). (also see Pācīnapabbata)
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryEkadvāra (एकद्वार):—[=eka-dvāra] [from eka] mf(ā)n. having (only) one access or approach, [Mahābhārata]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: Ekadvairika, Vanguttara, Kayinattama, Puliyankulamakanda, Ekadorika, Ekadoraya, Viharagala, Upaladonika, Naraka, Shubha.
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The Buddhist Path to Enlightenment (study) (by Dr Kala Acharya)
1.5. Satipaṭṭhāna, Vipassanā, and the Only Way < [Chapter 2 - Five Groups of Factor]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Abhidharma auxiliaries (D): Order of the thirty-seven auxiliaries < [Part 2 - The auxiliaries according to the Abhidharma]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 35 - Greatness of Agni Tīrtha < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Mahavamsa (by Wilhelm Geiger)