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Upekkhā

Equanimity: balanced, even-minded regard for all that arises, neither attracted nor repelled.

Also: Upeksha, equanimity

Early Buddhism and the Theravāda

Upekkhā is the fourth divine abode and the seventh factor of awakening. It is not indifference but a balance in which the mind can meet pleasure and pain, friend and enemy, without being pulled. In the higher absorptions and in insight, equanimity toward all formations is a mark of maturity.