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upekkhāya

upekkha

fem instr sg of upekkha (adj); masc dat sg of upekkha (adj); fem dat sg of upekkha (adj); nt dat sg of upekkha (adj); …

1. upekkha (adj): equanimous; mentally balanced; non-reactive
2. upekkhā (fem): looking on; mental poise; mental balance; equanimity; equipoise; non-reactivity; lit. looking upon

Etymology. upa + √ikkh + a; from √ikkh 'see, mark'; Sanskrit upekṣa, upekṣā [upekṣ]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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