Ekakshana, Ekakṣaṇa, Eka-kshana: 1 definition
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Ekakshana means something in 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.
The Sanskrit term Ekakṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Ekaksana or Ekakshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāEkakṣaṇa (एकक्षण) refers to “every moment” [?], according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, as Bodhisattva Gaganagañja explains to Bodhisattva Ratnaśrī what kind of concentration should be purified: “[...] (81) when the Bodhisattvas attain the concentration called ‘Undefiled tranquility-seal’, they will reach the incomparable complete awakening by insight that is connected with every moment (ekakṣaṇa-samāyukta); [...]”.
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.
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 3.2.107 < [Chapter 2 - Description of the Lord’s Travel Through Bhuvaneśvara and Other Placesto Jagannātha Purī]
Verse 1.8.184 < [Chapter 8 - The Disappearance of Jagannātha Miśra]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Part 5 - Why is the Buddha called Vidyācaraṇasaṃpanna (vidyā-caraṇa-saṃpanna) < [Chapter IV - Explanation of the Word Bhagavat]
Part 3 - Patience in regard to the Buddhadharma < [Chapter XXV - Patience Toward the Dharma]
Act 4: The Buddha stretches out his tongue and smiles a third time < [Chapter XIV - Emission of rays]