Ekagradhyana, Ekāgradhyāna, Ekagra-dhyana: 1 definition
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Ekagradhyana 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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāEkāgradhyāna (एकाग्रध्यान) refers to “one-pointed meditation”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly: “[...] Immediately after those two sons (Siṃha and Siṃhavikrāntagāmin) were born, in one voice they spoke the following verses to their father, the kind Puṇyālaṃkāra: ‘[...] (167) The liberation of thoughts by one-pointed meditation (ekāgradhyāna), never forgetting the profound reflection and insight, making actions through knowledge all the time—because of these undisturbed dharmas, it is not difficult to attain awakening. (168) One who is not sullied by vices, who is not established in womb, and who is miraculously born is unsullied just as a lotus does not get wet with water. [...]’”.
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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