Ekayāna
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Ekayāna (, ) is a Sanskrit word that means "one path" or "one vehicle". It is used in the Upanishads and the Mahāyāna sūtras.
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Ekayāna (, ) is a Sanskrit word that means "one path" or "one vehicle". It is used in the Upanishads and the Mahāyāna sūtras.
==Upanishads== In the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, "ekayāna" took on special significance as a metaphor for a spiritual journey. The phrase vedānāṃ vāk ekayānam translates approximately to "the one destination of the Vedas is the spirit of the word".
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