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
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryekaghana : (adj.) solid.
Source: 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 Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryEkaghana (एकघन).—adj. (= Pali id.), in one mass, entire, said of a Tathāgata's body that is not divided into separate relics: Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 240.11 (here Kern condensed, inaccurately); 259.15 (na ca śarīraṃ dhātubhedena bhetsyate,) ekaghanaṃ cāsya śarīraṃ bhaviṣyati saptaratnastūpaṃ praviṣṭam.
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.
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Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)
Verse 81 - The Story of Venerable Lakuṇṭaka Bhaddiya < [Chapter 6 - Paṇḍita Vagga (The Wise)]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 2 - Thought and its Object in Buddhism and in Vedānta < [Chapter XI - The Śaṅkara School of Vedānta (continued)]