Upekṣā
Concept of equanimity in Buddhism / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Upekshā (Sinhala: උපේක්ෂා; Pali: Upekkhā) is the Buddhist concept of equanimity. As one of the Brahma-viharas, virtues of the "Brahma realm" (Pāli: Brahmaloka), it is one of the wholesome (kuśala) mental factors (cetasika) cultivated on the Buddhist path to nirvāna through the practice of jhāna.
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Translations of Upekkha | |
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English | Equanimity |
Sanskrit | उपेक्षा (IAST: upekṣā) |
Pali | upekkhā |
Burmese | ဥပေက္ခာ (MLCTS: ʔṵ pjɪʔ kʰà) |
Chinese | 捨 (Pinyin: shě) |
Japanese | 捨 (Rōmaji: sha) |
Khmer | ឧបេក្ខា (UNGEGN: ŭbékkha) |
Sinhala | උපේක්ෂා (upēkshā) |
Tagalog | Upeksa |
Thai | อุเบกขา (RTGS: upekkhaa) |
Vietnamese | xả |
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