Upekkha, Upekkhā: 11 definitions
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Upekkha means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
: Access to Insight: A Glossary of Pali and Buddhist TermsEquanimity. One of the ten perfections (paramis) and one of the four "sublime abodes" (brahma vihara).: Dhamma Dana: Pali English GlossaryF Contemplation rooted in equanimity. The fact to keep on observing with a neutral feeling while experiencing any sensation.
: Journey to Nibbana: Patthana DhamaUpekkha means neither pleasant nor unpleasant feeling.
: Pali Kanon: Manual of Buddhist Terms and Doctrinesupekkhā = tatra-majjhattatā. - Knowledge consisting in e. with regard to all formations, s. visuddhi (VI, 8). - Indulging in e., s. manopavicāra.
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'equanimity', also called tatra-majjhattatā (q.v.), is an ethical quality belonging to the sankhāra-group (s. khandha) and should therefore not be confounded with indifferent feeling (adukkha-m-asukhā vedanā) which sometimes also is called upekkhā (s. vedanā).
upekkhā is one of the 4 sublime abodes (brahma-vihāra, q.v.), and of the factors of enlightenment (bojjhanga, q.v.). See Vis.M. IV, 156ff.
: Dhamma Study: Cetasikasequanimity; indifferent feeling;
Equanimity effects the balance of the citta and the other cetasikas it arises together with. There is no balance of mind when akusala citta arises, when we are cross, greedy, avaricious or ignorant. Whereas when we are generous, observe morality (sila), develop calm or develop right understanding of nama and rupa, there is balance of mind.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
General definition (in Buddhism)
: Buddhist Information: A Simple Guide to LifeUpekkha, the last of the four sublime attitudes, is equanimity. Upekkha establishes an even or balanced mind in an unbalanced world with fluctuating fortunes and circumstances: gain and loss, fame and ill repute, praise and blame, pleasure and pain. Upekkha also looks upon all beings impartially, as heirs to the results of their own actions, without attachment or aversion. Upekkha is the serene neutrality of the one who knows.
: WikiPedia: BuddhismUpekkhā (ऊपेक्ख�), is the Buddhist concept of equanimity. As one of the Brahma Vihara (meditative states), it is a pure mental state cultivated on the Buddhist path to nirvāna.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryupekkhā : (f.) neutrality; equanimity; indifference.
: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryUpekkhā, & Upekhā (f.) (fr. upa + ī�, cp. BSk. upekṣ� Divy 483; Jtm 211. On spelling upekhā for upekkhā see Müller P. Gr. 16) “looking on�, hedonic neutrality or indifference, zero point between joy & sorrow (Cpd. 66); disinterestedness, neutral feeling, equanimity. Sometimes equivalent to adukkham-asukha-vedanā “feeling which is neither pain nor pleasure�. See detailed discussion of term at Cpd. 229�232, & cp. Dhs. trsln. 39.—Ten kinds of upekkhā are enumd. at DhsA. 172 (cp. Dhs. trsln. 48; Hardy, Man. Buddhism 505).—D 138 (°sati-parisuddhi purity of mindfulness which comes of disinterestedness cp. Vin. III, 4; Dhs. 165 & Dhs. trslnn. 50), 251; II, 279 (twofold); III, 50, 78, 106, 224 sq. , 239, 245 (six °upavicāras), 252, 282; M. I, 79, 364; III 219; S. IV, 71, 114 sq. , V. 209 sq. (°indriya); A I 42; 81 (°sukha), 256 (°nimitta); III, 185, 291 (°cetovimutti); IV, 47 sq. , 70 sq. , 300, 443; V, 301, 360; Sn. 67, 73, 972, 1107, (°satisaṃsuddha); Nd1 501 = Nd2 166; Ps. I, 8, 36, 60, 167, 177; Pug. 59 (°sati); Nett 25, 97 (°dhātu), 121 sq.; Vbh. 12, 15 (°indriya), 54 (id.), 69, 85 (°dhātu), 228, 324, 326 (°sambojjhaṅga), 381 (°upavicāra); Dhs. 150, 153, 165, 262, 556, 1001, 1278, 1582; Vism. 134 (°sambojjhaṅga, 5 conditions of), 148 (°ânubrūhanā), 160 (def. & tenfold), 317 (°bhāvanā), 319 (°brahmavihāra), 325 (°vihārin), 461; SnA 128; Sdhp. 461. (Page 150)
[Pali to Burmese]
: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မ� အဘိဓာန�)1) upekkha�
(Burmese text): ဥပေက္ခာဝေဒနာရှိသော၊ လျစ်လှူရှုသော၊ သူ။
(Auto-Translation): The one who has hidden pain, is watching in silence.
2) upekkhā�
(Burmese text): (�) အသင့်အားဖြင့�-အညီအမျ�-ရှုတတ်သေ� သဘေ�- ရှုခြင်�-ခံစားတတ်သေ� သဘေ�-ခံစားခြင်း၊ သုခဒုက္ခအဘို့၌ မကျသည်ဖြစ်၍ သုခဒုက္ခတို့နှင့� မဆန့်ကျင့်သည်ဖြစ်၍ ခံစားတတ်သေ� သဘေ�-ခံစားခြင်း၊ ဥပေက္ခာ။ (�) လျစ်လျူရှုအပ်သေ� သဘော၊ (ဝီရိယဟူသေ� ဥပေက္ခာကောက�)�
(Auto-Translation): (1) The ability to understand feelings in accordance with the situation and to perceive them; it does not oppose happiness and suffering, leading to an understanding that encompasses both happiness and suffering, an exception. (2) The subtle perception of feelings, which can be understood as an exceptional quality referred to as "viriya."
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
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Partial matches: Ikkha, Upa, A, Na.
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Maha Buddhavamsa—The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
(10) Tenth Pāramī: The Perfection of Equanimity (upekkhā-pāramī) < [Chapter 6 - On Pāramitā]
Sakka’s Question (6-8): On the Practice of Meditation < [Chapter 39 - How the Āṭānāṭiya Paritta came to be Taught]
Mahā Lomahaṃsa Cariya < [Chapter 6 - On Pāramitā]
Apadana commentary (Atthakatha) (by U Lu Pe Win)
Commentary on the stanza on loving-kindness (mettā) < [Commentary on biography of Silent Buddhas (Paccekabuddha)]
Commentary on the stanza on vipiṭṭhi-katvāna < [Commentary on biography of Silent Buddhas (Paccekabuddha)]
Dipankara Buddha predicts Buddhahood for Sumedha < [Part 1 - Remote preface (dūre-nidāna)]
Cetasikas (by Nina van Gorkom)
Appendix 1 - Appendix To Chapter 2 < [Appendix And Glossary]
Chapter 2 - Feeling < [Part I - The Universals]
Chapter 30 - Equanimity < [Part IV - Beautiful Cetasikas]
Dasabhumika Sutra (translation and study) (by Hwa Seon Yoon)
Part 1.10 - Upekkha or Upeksa Paramita (the perfection of Equanimity) < [Chapter 3 - Study: Paramitas or Perfections]
Part 2 - The Difference between the two sets of Perfections—Introduction < [Chapter 3 - Study: Paramitas or Perfections]
Part 1 - The concept of Paramita (in Theravada and Mahayana)—Introduction < [Chapter 3 - Study: Paramitas or Perfections]
Abhidhamma in Daily Life (by Ashin Janakabhivamsa) (by Ashin Janakabhivamsa)
Factor 11 - Upekkha (equminity) < [Chapter 3 - On kusala cetasikas (wholesome mental factors)]
Factor 2 - Vedana (feeling, sensation) < [Chapter 4 - Cetasikas Associated With Both Good And Bad Cittas (mind)]
A Manual of Abhidhamma (by Nārada Thera)
Beautiful Consciousness of the Sensuous Sphere < [Chapter I - Different Types of Consciousness]
The Procedure of Retention < [Chapter IV - Analysis of Thought-Processes]
Form Sphere Consciousness < [Chapter I - Different Types of Consciousness]