Ekendriya, Eka-indriya, Ekemdriya: 7 definitions
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Ekendriya means something in Jainism, Prakrit, 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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Ekendriya (एकेन्द्रिय) refers to “one sensed living beings” and represents one of the five types of Jāti (class) which represents one of the various kinds of Nāma, or “physique-making (karmas)”, which in turn represents one of the eight types of Prakṛti-bandha (species bondage): one of the four kinds of bondage (bandha) according to the 2nd-century Tattvārthasūtra chapter 8. What is meant by one-sensed (ekendriya) class (jāti) body making (nāma) karma? The karmas rise of which cause birth as one sensed living being is called one- sensed-class- body-making karma.
Ekendriya (एकेन्द्रिय) refers to “one-sensed beings”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Also all connections are obtained by all those possessing a body who have roamed about for time without a beginning in the wombs of mobile and immobile beings [com.—having one sense (ekendriyāḥ)]”.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Ekendriya (एकेन्द्रिय):—[from eka] mfn. having but one organ of sense, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
[Sanskrit to German]
Ekendriya (एकेन्द्रिय) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Egaṃdiya.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Ēkēṃdriya (ಏಕೇಂದ್ರಿಯ):—[adjective] having only one of the five sensual organs.
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Ēkēṃdriya (ಏಕೇಂದ್ರಿಯ):—
1) [noun] any one of the five sensual organs.
2) [noun] that which has one sensual organ only.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Ekendriya (एकेन्द्रिय):—n. 1. unisexual creatures; 2. suppression of the senses;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Eka, Indriya.
Full-text: Egamdiya, Akemdriya, Ratna, Sasvadanasamyagdrishti, Samyagmithyadrishti, Jati, Ahimsavrata.
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