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Basic Meaning: equanimity

Senses:

  • Indifference; equilibrium; composure; serenity; tranquility (Skt. upekṣā, upekṣaka, adhyupekṣaṇā). The mind as impartial and free from frenzied movement, a condition needed for the practice of calm abiding meditation 奢摩他. One of the ten wholesome mental function factors listed in the Abhidharmakośa-bhāṣya, one of the eleven wholesome mental factors 十一善 enumerated by the Yogâcāra school. In Yogâcāra, a provisional factor. 〔成唯識論 T 1585.31.27b19〕 [Charles Muller, Nobuyoshi Yamabe; source(s): Ui, Nakamura, Hirakawa]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 189

    A Glossary of Zen Terms (Inagaki) 333

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 243b

    Fo Guang Dictionary 2560

    Ding Fubao

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 1046

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)2111c

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 270-1*735-1-27

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    Entry created: 1993-09-01

    Updated: 2018-02-05