Ekasala, Ekasālā, Ekasāla, Ekashala, Ekaśālā, Eka-shala: 10 definitions
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Ekasala means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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 Ekaśālā can be transliterated into English as Ekasala or Ekashala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: OpenEdition books: Architectural terms contained in Ajitāgama and RauravāgamaEkaśāla (एकशाल) refers to “building with a single main building § 4.40.”.—(For paragraphs cf. Les enseignements architecturaux de l'Ajitāgama et du Rauravāgama by Bruno Dagens)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (architecture)Ekaśāla (एकशाल) refers to “single-room house”, according to the Devyāmata (chapter 105).—Accordingly, [while describing the construction of residence for initiates]—“[...] The residence for the initiates should be built not too far from water. Initiates should live in a fine, unpolluted place. The residence should have one (ekaśāla), two, or three rooms. Or a four-roomed residence should be built, according to funding. A pleasing hiraṇyanābha or sukṣetra may be built”.
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Source: eScholarship: The descent of scripture: a history of the KamikagamaEkaśāla (एकशाल) refers to one of the various housing types described in the Kāmikāgama: an ancient Śaiva Āgama scripture in 12,000 Sanskrit verses dating to at least the 5th century and represented as an encyclopedic account of ritual instructions (kriyāpāda).—In modern print editions, the Kāmika-āgama is structured in two major parts. The Pūrvabhāga consists of 75 chapters (paṭalas) [...] In Chapters 35 to 48, we also find an account of construction and architectural practices but with a particular focus on housing and civil buildings. [...] Chapters 36 to 44 detail characteristics of various housing types according to how many constituent buildings they comprise (e.g., ekaśālaviśeṣalakṣaṇa), according to their architectural design, and according to their intended occupants (elephant stables, etc.,).
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesA Brahmin village in the Kosala kingdom. The Buddha once stayed there, and when a large congregation of the laity were listening to him, Mara, thinking to darken their intelligence, suggested to him that he should not teach others. The Buddha refuted the suggestion of Mara, who retired discomfited. S.i.111.
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: What is India: Inscriptions of the ŚilāhārasEkasāla (एकसाल) is the name of a village, mentioned as lying in the Vareṭikā-viṣaya, according to the “Ṭhāṇā plates of Mummuṇirāja”. Ekasāla is to be identified with the village of the same name, now situated about 1½ miles to the north of the Bhivapurī Road Railway station on the Central Railway.
These copper plates (mentioning Ekasāla) were discovered in 1956 while digging the ground between the Church and the District Office at Ṭhāṇā, the chief town of the Ṭhāṇā District in Mahārāṣṭra. Its object is to record the grant, by the Śilāhāra Mummuṇirāja, of some villages and lands to learned Brāhmaṇas on the occasion of the lunar eclipse on the fifteenth tithi of the bright fortnight of Phālguna in the Śaka year 970, the cyclic year being Sarvadhārin.
Source: Ancient Buddhist Texts: Geography of Early BuddhismEkasālā (एकसाला) 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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryEkaśālā (एकशाला).—A single hall or room;
-lam A house consisting of one hall; Matsya P. -śīrṣan = °mukha q. v. Av.13.4.6. -śuṅga a. having one sheath.
-ṅgā Name of a medicinal plant.
Ekaśālā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms eka and śālā (शाला).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ekaśālā (एकशाला):—[=eka-śālā] [from eka] f. a single hall or room, [Pāṇini 5-3, 109]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a place, [Śiva-purāṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] n. a house consisting of one hall, [Matsya-purāṇa]
4) [v.s. ...] Name of a town, [Rāmāyaṇa ii.]
5) Ekasāla (एकसाल):—[=eka-sāla] [from eka] n. Name of a place ([varia lectio] for -śāla), [Rāmāyaṇa] [edition] Bombay.
[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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shala, Eka, Cala.
Starts with: Ekashalaka.
Ends with: Abhishekashala.
Full-text: Ekashalika, Ekashila, Ulasa, Patirupa Sutta, Shiyali, Ambivali, Ghanteshvara, Ekanala, Pavaha, Thaca, Visheshalakshana, Bhavana, Varetika, Thak.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 212 - The Greatness of Ekaśāla Ḍiṇḍimeśvara (ḍiṇḍima-īśvara-tīrtha) < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 230 - The Series of Tīrthas Enumerated < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Vastu-shastra (3): House Architecture (by D. N. Shukla)
Samarangana-sutradhara (Summary) (by D. N. Shukla)
Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh (early history) (by Prakash Narayan)
The Sangha < [Chapter 3 - Religious Beliefs, Institutions and Practices: New Perspectives]
Manasara (English translation) (by Prasanna Kumar Acharya)
Vastu-shastra (1): Canons of Architecture (by D. N. Shukla)
(iv.c) Aparājitapṛcchā (Summary) < [Chapter 5 - Study of Hindu Science of Architecture]
(i) Viśvakarmā’s Vastuśāstra (Summary) < [Chapter 5 - Study of Hindu Science of Architecture]