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Eko
(Jap.). The Buddhist transference of
merit
to another, especially through a religious practice or gift (e.g. chanting a
s
tra
). It may also be the transference of merit to a
buddha
as a gift in order to attain the same state.
merit
to another, especially through a religious practice or gift (e.g. chanting a
s
tra). It may also be the transference of merit to a
buddha
as a gift in order to attain the same state.
Ekoddi
a
.
a.
Post-Vedic funeral rites in Hinduism, performed after cremation of the body, to unite the deceased person with the ancestors (
pit
).
pit
).Ekottar
gama
(Indian division in S
tra Pi
aka)
:
gama(Indian division in S
tra Piaka):
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