Eka is a prefix for a chemical element which is listed in the periodic table under another element. The prefix eka- was used especially to name as yet undiscovered elements. For example germanium was called ekasilicon until its discovery. The prefix originates from the Sanskrit word "eka" meaning "one" and was coined by Dmitri Mendeleev. The prefixes dvi- and tri- from the Sanskrit prefixes meaning "two" and "three" respectively, have been used for undiscovered elements two or three places in the periodic t ...

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eka:

eka - one, single

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Eka:  or Ek, meaning One, single.

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Islam and Hinduism: The Thousand Names of Vishnu and Allah

Allah is Al-Ahad or The One and Vishnu is called Eka, The One. It's curious but there are striking similarities between the many names of Vishnu and those of Allah.

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Though the term Hindu is not of indigenous origin, I am proud to consider myself a Hindu. That pride has been deeply hurt by what others using that label have done in Gujarat.

What they did was typically un-Hindu, even anti-Hindu. What distinguishes the Hindu culture, philosophy and outlook on life from all other religions, faiths and civilisational traditions? In Hinduism alone you are able to say '' Brahmasmi ’’ (I am God) and to your neighbour, '' Tattvamasi ’’ (You are the truth).

(See also: Peace on Earth, God and Religion, Peace on Earth, Peace of Mind, Love and Happiness, Life and Beyond, Body Mind and Soul)

"A Brahmachari should avoid looking at a woman with lustful eyes. He should not have a desire to touch her or go near her with evil intention. He should not play, cut jokes or talk with her. He should not praise a woman's qualities within himself or to his friends."

From "Easy Steps to Yoga" by Sri Swami Sivananda.

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 Brahmacharya is the vow of celibacy in thought, word and deed, by which one attains Self-realisation or reaches Brahman. It means control of not only the reproductive Indriya but also control of all senses in thought, word and deed

From "Easy Steps to Yoga" by Sri Swami Sivananda.

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Ununquadium (eka-lead) is the temporary name of a radioactive chemical element in the periodic table that has the temporary symbol Uuq and has the atomic number 114. Ununquadium - History. In January 1999, ununquadium was reported informally by scientists at Dubna (Joint Institute for Nuclear Research) in Russia. The same team produced another isotope of Uuq three months later. Since then, no one has seriously challenged the finding. Ununquadium is a temporary IUPAC systematic element name. Some have ...

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• Ununquadium - History
• Ununquadium - Synthesis
• Ununquadium - Stable Ununquadium

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Dubnium (formerly also called Eka-Tantalum, Hahnium and Unnilpentium) is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Db and atomic number 105. This is a highly radioactive synthetic element whose most stable isotope has a half life of 16 hours (dubnium-268). This relatively high stability compared to the surrounding elements on the periodic table gives evidence that by manipulating the number of neutrons in a nucleus, ...

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• Dubnium - History

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Tocharian is one of the most obscure branches of the Indo-European language group. It consisted of two languages, Tocharian A (Turfanian, Arsi, or East Tocharian) and Tocharian B (Kuchean or West Tocharian). These languages were spoken roughly from the 6th to 8th centuries, before they became extinct, their speakers being either wiped out or assimilated by the expanding Uighur tribes. Both languages were once spoken in the Tarim Basin in Central Asia, now the Xinjiang province of China. The name of the language is ...

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• Tocharian languages - Phonetics
• Tocharian languages - Writing system
• Tocharian languages - Cultural significance

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Appayya Dikshidar (1520-1593), born in Adayapalam, near Vellore, South India, a great householder in the orthodox Indian tradition, was a remarkable expositor and practitioner of the advaita school of Indian Philosophy. Appayya Dikshidar - Tolerant but staunch advaitin. As the true follower of advaita that he was, he saw no differences in the different manifestations of the Supreme Absolute. Stemming the tide of Vaishnavite attacks on Shaivism during the one century prior to his times, one of his missions i ...

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• Appayya Dikshidar - Tolerant but staunch advaitin
• Appayya Dikshidar - Scholarly eclectic writing
• Appayya Dikshidar - 104 Works
• Appayya Dikshidar - Multi-faceted Vedanta
• Appayya Dikshidar - ‘Parimala’
• Appayya Dikshidar - Magnum Opus
• Appayya Dikshidar - Mission against Vaishnava attacks on Shaivism
• Appayya Dikshidar - Other schools as approximations to advaita
• Appayya Dikshidar - The Great Yogi
• Appayya Dikshidar - Voluntary adoption of inebriation
• Appayya Dikshidar - A role model

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Vaastu Shastra (Vaastu- physical environment and Shastra- knowledge/ text/ principles. The 't' in both the words is pronounced softly. Also spelled Vastu) is one of the traditional Hindu canons of town planning and architecture. These canons are codified in texts such as Manasara Silpa Shastra (by Manasara), Mayamatam (by Maya), Viswakarma Vaastushastra (by Viswakarma), Samarangana Sutradara (by Raja Bhoja), Aparajita Praccha (by Viswakarma's son Aparajita) and Silpa ...

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• Vaastu Shastra - Components of Vaastu Shastra
• Vaastu Shastra - Vaastu Purusha Mandala
• Vaastu Shastra - Mandalas- types and properties
• Vaastu Shastra - Mandala in site planning and architecture
• Vaastu Shastra - Mandala and site
• Vaastu Shastra - Mandala and building
• Vaastu Shastra - Aspects of environment and energy
• Vaastu Shastra - Other aspects of buildings
• Vaastu Shastra - Conclusion

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Aum (also Om, ॐ) is the most sacred syllable in Hinduism, first coming to light in the Vedic Tradition. The syllable is sometimes referred to as the "Udgitha" or "pranava mantra" (primordial mantra); not only because it is considered to be the primal sound, but also because most mantras begin with it. As a seed syllable (bija), it is also considered holy in Esoteric Buddhism. In Devanagari it is written ॐ (Unicode U+0950) and in Tibetan script ༀ (Unicode U+0F00). Aum - The ...

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• Aum - The Significance of the Symbol Om
• Aum - Aum in Hindu tradition
• Aum - Origin
• Aum - Philosophy of AUM
• Aum - Om in Jain tradition
• Aum - Om in Buddhist tradition
• Aum - Om in Sikh tradition
• Aum - When you pronounce AUM:
• Aum - Some quotations from Hindu scriptures regarding AUM
• Aum - Other traditions interpretations and understandings

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Carnatic music, known as karnātaka sangīta (कर्णाटक सङ्गीतं) in Indian languages (Telugu కర్నాటక సంగీతం) is the classical music that originated in the South Indian region of present day Karnataka. Lyrics in Carnatic music are largely devotional; most of the songs are addressed to the Hindu deities. There are a l ...

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• Carnatic music - History
• Carnatic music - Theory
• Carnatic music - Śruti ಶೃತಿ श्रुति శ్రుతి
• Carnatic music - The solfege
• Carnatic music - The raga system
• Carnatic music - The tala system
• Carnatic music - Compositions
• Carnatic music - Kīrtanas
• Carnatic music - Varnams
• Carnatic music - Special compositions
• Carnatic music - Improvisation
• Carnatic music - Concerts
• Carnatic music - Instruments
• Carnatic music - Content
• Carnatic music - The teaching of Carnatic music
• Carnatic music - The use and disuse of notation
• Carnatic music - History of notation in Carnatic music
• Carnatic music - Form of modern notation
• Carnatic music - Some Artists
• Carnatic music - The great composers
• Carnatic music - Modern singers
• Carnatic music - Modern instrumentalists
• Carnatic music - Bibliography
• Carnatic music - Footnotes

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Zen is the Japanese name of a well known branch of Mahāyāna Buddhist schools, practiced originally in India as Dhyan (ध्यान), which then came to be known in China as Ch'an (禪), and subsequently in Korea, Japan, and Vietnam. Zen emphasizes the role of sitting meditation (zazen) in pursuing enlightenment. Though considered simply a practice by most of its practitioners, Zen is also considered a religion or a philosophy by some. It has also been describe ...

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• Zen - Spread of Zen
• Zen - Zen in Japan
• Zen - Zen and Buddhism
• Zen - Zen teachings and practices
• Zen - Zazen
• Zen - The teacher
• Zen - Koan practice
• Zen - Radical teachings
• Zen - Zen and Western culture
• Zen - Zen in Films
• Zen - American Zen

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Eka (Sanskrit). "One"; also a synonym of Mahat, the Universal Mind, as the principle of Intelligence.

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Eka (Sanskrit) The numeral adjective "one"; in the sense of first, primeval, or adi, it may mean Brahma, the third or creative kosmic Logos.

This or any other One, such as the Hebrew 'ahath or 'ehad, never means boundless, frontierless infinity, which is symbolized by the zero. One is always the beginning of numeration as well as of enumeration, so that on however high a plane the One may be, it is always the beginning of the hierarchy flowing forth from it as its root or seed. In boundless infinitude there are, therefore, innumerable such Ones or hierarchs of kosmic hierarchies.

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 Eka:

one, single

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eka-bhakthi:

eka-bhakthi. One-pointed devotion.

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an-eka-bhakthi:

an-eka-bhakthi. Devotion to various things or states.

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