Ekanala, Ekanālā, Ekanāḷa: 3 definitions
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Ekanala means something in Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, 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.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesA brahmin village near Dakkhinagiri, to the south of Rajagaha. Once, during the eleventh year of his ministry, the Buddha visited the village and preached to Kasi Bharadvaja the sutta which bears his name and which converted him to the faith (Sn.pp.12ff; SnA.i.136; S.i.172ff). Near the village was the Dakkhinagiri vihara. SA.i.188.
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: Ancient Buddhist Texts: Geography of Early BuddhismEkanālā (एकनाला) is the name of an ancient locality situated in Majjhimadesa (Middle Country) of ancient India, as recorded in the Pāli Buddhist texts (detailing the geography of ancient India as it was known in to Early Buddhism).—From the Saṃyutta Nikāya we know that the Buddha once stayed among the Kosalans at the Brahmin village of Ekasālā. In the Saṃyutta Nikāya we find a reference to the brahmin village of Ekanālā. It was in Magadha. we are told that the Blessed One once stayed on the Dakkhiṇagiri at Ekanālā.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryēkanaḷā (एकनळा).—ad decl (ēka & nāḷa) In uninterrupted succession;--used of children of either sex born without the intervention of a child of the other sex. Ex. ēkanaḷyā tīna mulī jhālyā. Also ēkanāḷī ad as ēkanāḷī jāvaḷē rāvaḷē Twins (i. e. of one or a common navel-string). 2 Used as a Of one navel-string, i. e. twin.
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.
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Starts with: Ekanala-Li-Lya.
Full-text: Ekasala, Dakkhinagiri, Kasi Bharadvaja.
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The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Part 1 - Buddha’s journey to Ekanāḷa < [Chapter 29 - The Buddha’s Eleventh Vassa at Brahmin Village of Nāḷa]
Part 3 - Account of the Brahmin Kasibhāradvāja < [Chapter 29 - The Buddha’s Eleventh Vassa at Brahmin Village of Nāḷa]
The Catu-Bhanavara-Pali (critical study) (by Moumita Dutta Banik)
(4) Kasi Bharadvaja Sutta < [Chapter 4 - Subject Matter of the Third Bhanavara]
The Book of Protection (by Piyadassi Thera)
The Buddha and His Teachings (by Narada Thera)