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Ek
grata
grata(Skt., ‘one-pointedness’). Concentration on a single point in Hindu and Buddhist
yoga
, especially
r
ja
yoga, which controls the fluctuations of the mind (
cittav
tti
) generated by sense activity (
indriya
) and karmic residues (
sa
sk
ras
). Through concentration, all distractions are eliminated and the mind eventually achieves such one-pointedness that
sam
dhi
is reached.
yoga
, especially
r
jayoga, which controls the fluctuations of the mind (
cittav
tti) generated by sense activity (
indriya
) and karmic residues (
sa
skras). Through concentration, all distractions are eliminated and the mind eventually achieves such one-pointedness that
sam
dhiis reached.
Ekn
th
or Ekan
tha
thor Ekan
tha(
c.
1535–99).
Mar
t
Hindu scholar and poet.
His most important service to the Mar
t
language is undoubtedly the editing of
Jn
ne
ver
. He obtained the manuscripts written 300 years previously and restored the famous commentary to its original form. He died at Pait
a
on the banks of the God
var
River, where a temple is dedicated to him.
c.
1535–99).
Mar
tHindu scholar and poet.His most important service to the Mar
tlanguage is undoubtedly the editing ofJn
never. He obtained the manuscripts written 300 years previously and restored the famous commentary to its original form. He died at Paitaon the banks of the GodvarRiver, where a temple is dedicated to him.Other books
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