upekṣā
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'''''' () () is the Buddhist concept of equanimity. As one of the brahmaviharas or "virtues of the "Brahma realm" (), it is one of the wholesome mental factors (( ) cultivated on the Buddhist path to nirvāna through the practice of jhāna.
Key facts
- Buddhist term.title
- Upekkha
- Buddhist term.en
- Equanimity, neutral
- Buddhist term.pi
- upekkhā
- Buddhist term.sa
- उपेक्षा
- Buddhist term.sa Latn
- upekṣā
- Buddhist term.my
- ဥပေက္ခာ
- Buddhist term.my Latn
- ʔṵ pjɪʔ kʰà
- Buddhist term.zh
- 捨
- Buddhist term.zh Latn
- shě
- Buddhist term.ja
- 捨
- Buddhist term.ja Latn
- sha
- Buddhist term.km
- ឧបេក្ខា
- Buddhist term.km Latn
- ŭbékkha
- Buddhist term.si
- උපේක්ෂා
- Buddhist term.si Latn
- upēkshā
- Buddhist term.tl
- Upeksa
- Buddhist term.th
- อุเบกขา
- Buddhist term.th Latn
- upekkhaa
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'''' () () is the Buddhist concept of equanimity. As one of the brahmaviharas or "virtues of the "Brahma realm" (), it is one of the wholesome mental factors (( ) cultivated on the Buddhist path to nirvāna through the practice of jhāna.
==Pali literature==
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