Ekatta

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Ekatta

References:

Mulapariyaya Resources section of BuddhaDust
PTS: Middle Length Sayings I, #1: Discourse on the Synopsis of Fundamentals, Horner, trans., pp 3.
WP: Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha: The Root of All Things, Bhikkhu Nanamoli and Bhikkhu Bodhi, trans., pp 83 Examining the Mulapariyaya -- Analysis

The Root Sequence, Bhikkhu Thanissaro, translation of the Mulapariyaya

Pali	MO	Hare	Horner	Punnaji	Bodhi	Rhys Davids	(Mrs)Rhys Davids	Thanissaro	Walshe	Woodward
ekatta	oneness		unity		unity			singleness

Pali Text Society, Pali English Dictionary (edited entry):

Ekatta: [abstr. fr. eka] 1. unity D I.31. 2. loneliness, solitude, separation
Eka[Vedic eka, i.e. e+ka to Idg. *oi as in Av a¦va, Latin ¬nus, Goth. etc ains = E. one] 1. "one" as number, either with or without contrast to two or more; often also "single" opp. to n¤¤ various, many.

PED on Line (no diacriticals): "Ekatta"
PED on Line (unicode font required): "Ekatta"

In reference to the Mulapariyaya this is speaking about the extreme view: "All is One" or "All is a Unity". "I am everything, and Everything is Me," "God is One", etc.

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