Ekagrata, Ekāgratā: 6 definitions
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In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: archive.org: The Indian Buddhist IconographyEkāgratā (एकाग्रता, “concentration”) refers to one of the five classes of Dhyāna (meditation) which is one of six limbs of Yoga to be employed in Uttamasevā (excellent worship), according to the Guhyasamāja chapter 18.—[...] Dhyāna (meditation) is explained as the conception of the five desired objects through the five Dhyāni Buddhas, namely, Vairocana, Ratnasambhava, Amitābha, Amoghasiddhi and Akṣobhya. This Dhyāna is again subdivided into five kinds [viz., Ekāgratā (concentration)].
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryEkāgratā (एकाग्रता).—f.
(-tā) Close and undisturbed attention. E. tal added to the preceding; also with tva, ekāgratvaṃ.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryEkāgratā (एकाग्रता):—[=ekāgra-tā] [from ekāgra > eka] f. intentness in the pursuit of one object, close and undisturbed attention
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryEkāgratā (एकाग्रता):—[ekā+gratā] (tā) 1. f. Close attention.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryEkāgratā (एकाग्रता):—(nf) concentration (of mind), resoluteness.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Ekagratas.
Ends with: Chittaikagrata, Cittikagrata.
Full-text: Anuvikshepa, Dhyananga, Dhyana, Jhana, Ekotibhava.
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Sūtra 3.12 < [Book III - Vibhūti-pāda]
Jainism and Patanjali Yoga (Comparative Study) (by Deepak bagadia)
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The twelve steps of Preksa-dhyana < [Chapter 4 - A Comparative Study]
Part 12 - Similarities and differences of both the Philosophies in Nutshell < [Chapter 4 - A Comparative Study]
Yoga-sutras (with Bhoja’s Rajamartanda) (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Sūtra 1.41 < [First Chapter (Samadhi Pada)]
Sūtra 2.41 < [Second Chapter (Sadhana Pada)]
Sūtra 3.11 < [Third Chapter (Vibhuti Pada)]
Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 7.33 - The transgressions of Sāmāyika-vrata < [Chapter 7 - The Five Vows]
Brahma Sutras (Shankara Bhashya) (by Swami Vireshwarananda)
Chapter IV, Section I, Adhikarana VII < [Section I]
Yoga-sutras (with Vyasa and Vachaspati Mishra) (by Rama Prasada)
Sūtra 3.12 < [Book 3 - Attainment (Vibhūti or Siddhi)]
Sūtra 3.11 < [Book 3 - Attainment (Vibhūti or Siddhi)]