Ekaraksha, Ekarakṣa: 1 definition
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Ekaraksha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Ekarakṣa can be transliterated into English as Ekaraksa or Ekaraksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryEkarakṣa (एकरक्ष).—m. (= ekārakṣa, q.v.), having a single protector, epithet of Buddhas (in the plural): Divyāvadāna 95.13; 124.12; 264.27. Perhaps error of tradition for ekā°.
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Ekārakṣa (एकारक्ष).—m. (= Pali ekārakkha), having a single guardian or protector, epithet of a Tathāgata: Mahāvyutpatti 428; in Divyāvadāna ekarakṣa (by error of tradition?), q.v. The ‘single guardian’ is smṛti, Pali sati: Dīghanikāya (Pali) iii.269.27 f…ekārakkho hoti…satārakkhena cetasā samannāgato…; commentary 1051.15 f. sati-ārakkha-kiccaṃ sādheti.
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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