Equanimity

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Equanimity (Skt. upekṣā; Tib. tang nyom; Wyl. btang snyoms) —

1. one of the four immeasurables.

2. the eighth antidote, which is the antidote to the fifth fault (over-application) in meditation practice. See five faults and eight antidotes.

3. one of the eleven virtuous states among the fifty-one mental states of Abhidharma classifications.