The Sanskrit term Ekānekadīkṣā can be transliterated into English as Ekanekadiksa or Ekanekadiksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)

Source: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts

1) Ekānekadīkṣā (एकानेकदीक्षा) refers to a type of Initiation (into Pāñcarātra), as discussed in the twenty-first chapter of the Īśvarasaṃhitā (printed edition), a Pāñcarātra work in 8200 verses and 24 chapters dealing with topics such as routines of temple worship, major and minor festivals, temple-building and initiation.—Description of the chapter [dīkṣā-vidhi]: [...] After a homa-observance, then, this “adhivāsa” part of “vaibhavadīkṣā” is over. A variation on the above, and called “aparadīkṣā”, is when the candidate meditates upon the elements of which he is composed (214-227), [...]. A second variant, called “ekānekadīkṣā”, is similar to the above maṇḍala-oriented procedures, but much attention is given in it to interpretations of dreams experienced by the initiate (247-279).

2) Ekānekadīkṣā (एकानेकदीक्षा) refers to a type of “initiation ceremony”, as discussed in chapter 19 of the Sāttvatasaṃhitā: one of the most ancient of Pāñcarātra Āgamas consisting of roughly 3500 verses which stresses the theological standpoint of the oneness of God despite his various vyūhas (modes of existence), vibhavas (manifestations) and avatāras (incarnations).—Description of the chapter [dīkṣāvidhiḥ, varṇādhvavijñānaṃ ca]: Nārada says that Saṃkarṣaṇa then asked Bhagavān to explain the dīkṣā-ceremony proper, now that they know all the preliminaries. Bhagavān says he will tell about ekānekadīkṣā, which is three-fold in that it can yield (a) kaivalya, (b) kaivalya-and-bhoga or (c) bhoga only. Women, elderly folks and youngsters may all be eligible for the ekānekadīkṣā, so long as they convince the Ācārya of their readiness. (1-7).

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Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.

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Partial matches: Diksa, Ekaneka.

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