Upekṣā
Concept of equanimity in Buddhism / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Upekshā (Pali: 𑀉𑀧𑁂𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸, romanized: upekkhā) is the Buddhist concept of equanimity. As one of the brahmaviharas or "virtues of the "Brahma realm" (brahmaloka), it is one of the wholesome mental factors ((kuśala 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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