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Upekṣā
Upekṣā, or ( ) ( ) is the virtue of equanimity, found across Indian philosophical traditions. Within Hinduism, upekṣā is a means through which mental stability is cultivated. Within Buddhism, upekṣā is one of the brahmaviharas or "virtues of the "Brahma realm" ( ). It is one of the wholesome mental factors ( ) cultivated on the Buddhist path to nirvāna through the practice of jhāna.
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Upekṣā, or ( ) ( ) is the virtue of equanimity, found across Indian philosophical traditions. Within Hinduism, upekṣā is a means through which mental stability is cultivated. Within Buddhism, upekṣā is one of the brahmaviharas or "virtues of the "Brahma realm" ( ). It is one of the wholesome mental factors ( ) cultivated on the Buddhist path to nirvāna through the practice of jhāna.
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