Upekkhā (in devanagari: 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. ==Pali literary contexts== In the Pali Canon and post-canonical commentary, upekkha is identified as an important step in one`s spiritual de.... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upekkha