136 captures

15 Dec 2005 - 18 Dec 2025

Mar	APR	May
	30
2012	2013	2014

success

fail

About this capture

COLLECTED BY

Organization: Internet Archive

The Internet Archive discovers and captures web pages through many different web crawls. At any given time several distinct crawls are running, some for months, and some every day or longer. View the web archive through the Wayback Machine.

Collection: Wide Crawl started April 2013

Web wide crawl with initial seedlist and crawler configuration from April 2013.

TIMESTAMPS

The Wayback Machine - http://web.archive.org/web/20130430111746/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upekkha

Upekkha

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search

Upekkhā (indevanagari: ऊपेक्खा), 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.

Contents

[edit] Pali literary contexts

Table: Jhāna-related factors. v t e
	first jhāna	second jhāna	third jhāna	fourth jhāna
sensuality (kāma), unskillful qualities (akusala dhamma)	secluded from, withdrawn
applied thought (vitakka)	accom- panies jhāna	stilled
sustained thought (vicāra)	accom- panies jhāna	stilled
rapture (pīti)	seclusion- born; pervades body	samādhi- born; pervades body	fades away (as does distress)
pleasure (sukha)	seclusion- born; pervades body	samādhi- born; pervades body	pervades physical body	aban- doned (as is pain)
pure, mindful equanimity (upekkhā- sati- pārisuddhi)		[internal confidence, mental unification]	equani- mous, mindful	neither pleasure nor pain; permeates body with pure mind
Table's sources: Bodhi, Bhikkhu (2005). In the Buddha's Words, pp. 296-8 (SN 28:1-9). Somerville, MA: Wisdom Pub. ISBN 081714911. Sri Lanka Buddha Jayanti Tipitaka Series (n.d.). Pañcaṅgika- vaggo (AN 5.1.3.8, in Pali). Retrieved 2007-06-06 from MettaNet-Lanka. Thanissaro Bhikkhu (1997). Samadhanga Sutta: The Factors of Concentration (AN 5.28). Retrieved 2007-06-06 from "Access to Insight".

Buddhist
Perfections

dāna

sīla

paññā

viriya

khanti

adhiṭṭhāna

dāna

sīla

kṣānti

vīrya

prajñā

Colored items are in both lists.

t

e

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:

It is one of the Four Sublime States (brahmavihara), which are purifying mental states capable of counteracting the defilements of lust, avarice and ignorance. As a brahmavihara, it is also one of the forty traditionally identified subjects of Buddhist meditation (kammatthana).
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 bodhisatta practice.

[edit] Similarity with non-Buddhist Concepts

Ataraxia and Apatheia are similar terms in Greek philosophy.

[edit] Contemporary exposition

American Buddhist monk Bhikkhu Bodhi wrote:

“The real meaning of upekkha is equanimity, not indifference in the sense of unconcern for others. As a spiritual virtue, upekkha means stability in the face of the fluctuations of worldly fortune. It is evenness of mind, unshakeable freedom of mind, a state of inner equipoise that cannot be upset by gain and loss, honor and dishonor, praise and blame, pleasure and pain. Upekkha is freedom from all points of self-reference; it is indifference only to the demands of the ego-self with its craving for pleasure and position, not to the well-being of one's fellow human beings. True equanimity is the pinnacle of the four social attitudes that the Buddhist texts call the 'divine abodes': boundless loving-kindness, compassion, altruistic joy, and equanimity. The last does not override and negate the preceding three, but perfects and consummates them.”^[1]

[edit] See also

Ataraxia (Greek concept of mental equanimity)
Brahma-viharas (divine abodes)
Jhana (mental absorption)
Paramita (practices of perfections)

[edit] References

^ Bodhi (1998).

[edit] Sources

Bodhi, Bhikkhu (1995, 1998). Toward a Threshold of Understanding (BPS Newsletter cover essays nos. 30 &31). Retrieved 15 Jan. 2007 from "Access to Insight" at http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/bodhi/bps-essay_30.html.

[edit] External links

Equanimity (upekkha) by the Venerable Nyanaponika Thera.
[1]Equanimity by Gil Fronsdal
Dharma Dictionary - RangjungYesheWiki - Btang Snyoms/Upeksa
[2] Equanimity practiced as a part of a Ten day Vipassana course.
[3] Writings on equanimity in yoga by Shy Sayar.

v t e Buddhism topics

Outline Portal Category Glossary Index

Foundations	Three Jewels Buddha Dharma Sangha Four Noble Truths Noble Eightfold Path Nirvana Middle Way

The Buddha	Tathāgata Birthday Four sights Physical characteristics Footprint Iconography Films Miracles Family Suddhodana (father) Maya (mother) Yasodhara (wife) Rahula (son) Places where the Buddha stayed Buddha in world religions

Key concepts	Three Marks of Existence Impermanence Suffering Not-self Dependent Origination Five Aggregates Karma Rebirth Saṃsāra Saṅkhāra Defilements Ignorance Craving Five Hindrances Ten Fetters Faculties Enlightenment (Awakening) Parinirvana Thusness Two truths doctrine Emptiness Bodhicitta Bodhisattva Buddha-nature Mindstream Dzogchen

Cosmology	Ten spiritual realms Six Realms Heaven Human realm Asura realm Hungry Ghost realm Animal realm Hell Three planes of existence

Practices	Refuge Buddhist devotion Puja Offerings Prostration Chanting Merit Paritta Generosity Renunciation Morality Precepts Bodhisattva vow Patimokkha Threefold Training Morality Concentration Wisdom Four Divine Abidings Loving-kindness Compassion Sympathetic joy Equanimity Perfections Enlightenment Qualities Seven Factors of Enlightenment Bases of Power Five Strengths Faith Effort Four Right Exertions Mindfulness Satipatthana Jhāna/Dhyāna Bhavana Meditation Kammaṭṭhāna Recollection Smarana Mindfulness of Breathing Serenity meditation Insight meditation Shikantaza Zazen Kōan Mandala Tonglen Tantra Tertön Terma

Attainment	Types of Buddha Private Buddha Bodhisattva Four stages of enlightenment Stream-enterer Once-returner Non-returner Arhat

Monasticism	Monk Nun Novice monk Novice nun Anagarika Ajahn Sayadaw Zen master Rōshi Lama Rinpoche Geshe Tulku Householder Lay follower Disciple

Major figures	Gautama Buddha Sāriputta Mahamoggallāna Ananda Maha Kassapa Anuruddha Mahakaccana Nanda Subhuti Punna Upali Mahapajapati Gotami Khema Uppalavanna Buddhaghosa Nagasena Bodhidharma Nagarjuna Asanga Vasubandhu Atisha Padmasambhava Nichiren Ambedkar Dalai Lama

Texts	Tripiṭaka Mahayana sutras Pali Canon Chinese Buddhist canon Tibetan Buddhist canon

Branches	Theravada Mahayana Zen Pure Land Tiantai Nichiren Madhyamaka Yogacara Navayana Vajrayana Tibetan Buddhism Shingon Early Buddhist schools Pre-sectarian Buddhism Basic points unifying Theravada and Mahayana

Countries	Bangladesh Bhutan Burma Cambodia China India Indonesia Japan Korea Laos Malaysia Mongolia Nepal Pakistan Russia Singapore Sri Lanka Taiwan Thailand Tibet Vietnam Middle East Iran Western countries Australia France United Kingdom United States

History	Timeline Buddhist councils History of Buddhism in India Decline of Buddhism in India Ashoka Greco-Buddhism Buddhism and the Roman world Silk Road transmission of Buddhism Persecution of Buddhists Women in Buddhism Buddhism in the West Buddhist modernism

Philosophy	Abhidharma Logic Buddhology Eschatology Reality God Humanism Eight Consciousnesses Engaged Buddhism Socialism Anarchism Economics Atomism Evolution Ethics Fourteen unanswerable questions

Culture	Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi Temple of the Tooth Art Greco-Buddhist art Poetry Buddha statue Budai Symbolism Dharmacakra Flag Bhavacakra Thangka Prayer wheel Mala Mudra Mantra Om mani padme hum Music Holidays Vesak Uposatha Magha Puja Asalha Puja Rains retreat Monastic robe Architecture Vihara Wat Stupa Pagoda Thai temple art and architecture Pilgrimage Lumbini Bodh Gaya Sarnath Kushinagar Bodhi Tree Mahabodhi Temple Calendar Cuisine Vegetarianism

Miscellaneous	Lineage Maitreya Avalokiteśvara Guanyin Amitābha Brahmā Māra Dhammapada Vinaya Sutra Koliya Hinayana Liturgical languages Pali Sanskrit Dharma talk Kalpa Higher Knowledge Iddhi (Psychic powers) Siddhi (Psychic powers)

Buddhism and:	Science Psychology Hinduism Jainism East Asian religions Christianity Theosophy Gnosticism

Lists	Buddhas Twenty-eight Buddhas Bodhisattvas Buddhists Suttas Books Temples

This Buddhism-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

t

e

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Upekkha&oldid=540077151" Categories: ●Buddhist terms ●Pāli words and phrases ●Buddhism stubs

Navigation menu

Personal tools

●Create account ●Log in

Namespaces

●Article ●Talk

Variants

Views

●Read ●Edit ●View history

Actions

Search

Navigation

●Main page ●Contents ●Featured content ●Current events ●Random article ●Donate to Wikipedia

Interaction

●Help ●About Wikipedia ●Community portal ●Recent changes ●Contact Wikipedia

Toolbox

●What links here ●Related changes ●Upload file ●Special pages ●Permanent link ●Page information ●Cite this page

Print/export

●Create a book ●Download as PDF ●Printable version

Languages

●Česky ●Deutsch ●Español ●Français ●한국어 ●Polski ●සිංහල ●ไทย ●Edit links ●This page was last modified on 24 February 2013 at 14:24. ●Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. ●Privacy policy ●About Wikipedia ●Disclaimers ●Contact Wikipedia ●Mobile view