Upekṣā
| Translations of Upekkha | |
|---|---|
| English | Equanimity, neutral |
| Sanskrit | उपेक्षा (IAST: upekṣā) |
| Pali | upekkhā |
| Burmese | ဥပေက္ခာ (MLCTS: ʔṵ pjɪʔ kʰà) |
| Chinese | 捨 (Pinyin: shě) |
| Indonesian | ketenangan, keseimbangan batin |
| Japanese | 捨 (Rōmaji: sha) |
| Khmer | ឧបេក្ខា (UNGEGN: ŭbékkha) |
| Sinhala | උපේක්ෂා (upēkshā) |
| Tagalog | Upeksa |
| Thai | อุเบกขา (RTGS: upekkhaa) |
| Vietnamese | xả |
| Glossary of Buddhism | |
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.