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Upekkhā (in devanagari: ऊपेक्खा; Sanskrit: उपेक्षा), 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. ==Pali literary contexts== In the Pali Canon and post-canonical commentary, ''upekkha'' is identified as an important step in one's spiritual development in a number of places: * ''Upekkha'' is one of the Four Sublime States (''brahmavihara''), which are purifying mental states capable of counteracting the defilements of lust, aversion and ignorance. As a ''brahmavihara'', it is also one of the forty traditionally identified subjects of Buddhist meditation (''kammatthana''). * To practice true ''upekkha'' is to be unwavering or to stay neutral in the face of the eight vicissitudes of life, also known as the eight worldly winds or eight worldly conditions: loss and gain, good-repute and ill-repute, praise and censure, and sorrow and happiness (the ''Attha Loka Dhamma)''. * In the development of meditative concentration, ''upekkha'' arises as the quintessential factor of material absorption, present in the third and fourth ''jhana'' states. * In the Seven Factors of Enlightenment (''bojjhanga''), ''upekkha'' is the ultimate factor to be developed. * In the Theravada list of ten paramita (perfections), ''upekkha'' is the last-identified bodhisattva practice. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Upekkha」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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