Pāli Dictionary

upekkhā

upaprefixikkhrootāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

ikkh1see; look

Literal

looking on

Antonyms

sāta

mind

  • equanimity; even-mindedness; mental poise free from favour and aversion; fourth of the four divine abidings

  • DN 13

    upekkhāsahagatena cetasā ekaṃ disaṃ pharitvā viharati

upekkha

approximate

upaprefixikkhrootasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

ikkh1see; look

Synonyms

upekkhaka, samacitta

doctrine

  • (as noun) equanimity; even-mindedness; mental poise free from favour and aversion; fourth of the four divine abidings

mind

  • (as adjective) equanimous; mentally balanced; non-reactive; disinterested; unaffected

general

  • equanimous; mentally balanced; even-minded, unmoved by the pleasant or unpleasant

upekkhati

approximate

upaprefixikkhrootasuffix

via inflected form upekkha · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

Root

ikkh1see; look

mind

  • looks on (without involvement or reaction); is disinterested; is indifferent; remains even-minded

  • SN 35.94

    phassena phuṭṭho na sukhena majje, dukkhena phuṭṭho'pi na sampavedhe, phassadvayaṃ sukhadukkhe upekkhe, anānuruddho aviruddha kenaci.

  • Snp 4.13

    na brāhmaṇo kappam'upeti saṅkhā, na diṭṭhisārī na'pi ñāṇabandhu, ñatvā ca so sammutiyo puthujjā, upekkhatī uggahaṇanti m'aññe.

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