• Vicitta
• Dr. K. Raveendran

The title of this paper is “Upekkhā One of the Buddhist Abhidhamma Term it’s Use in Myanmar”. Some, mostly used by Myanmar, are selected from Abhidhammaterms in Pāḷi and are strived for study. This is only predominant word and other relevant word of Abhidhamma is also included and explained wherever necessary. It is found that Myanmars use the word ‘upekkhā’ one of the Abhidhamma terms in their daily life. Especially, it is used to say by persons who are of old age and knowledge. Myanmar people understand the word upekkhā in the sense of neglect and use the term relating to those which they do not want to give special consideration and which they do not want to treat for various reasons. As people have things that they like or dislike, they are interested or not, they are within reach or not, they have capability or not, etc. they have to look on unconcernedly because of incapability, or having no interest though capable, or dislike. These four things, mettā, karunā, muditā and upekkhā are called ‘four kinds of Bramacariya’ in Myanmar. The former three of these four, as containing wanting, have close relation to loving-kindness, hatred, grief and joy. Depending on becoming or not becoming as it is desired, wanting, infatuation, obsession, anger and disgust may arise. Upekkhā is, accordingly, included in praying, for well-being for the sake of controlling good intention not to turn into bad one and as upekkhā is also more tender and sublime than former three. Upekkhā is included in ten Pāramī but people from Myanmar do not use and speak about Upekkhāpāramī concerning with pāramī and upekkhā, like paññapāramī, khantīpāramī and so on.

Upekkhā, pāramī, loving-kindness, Bramacariya

"Upekkhā one of the Buddhist AbhidhammaTerm it’s Use in Myanmar", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.240-244, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907F32.pdf

"Upekkhā one of the Buddhist AbhidhammaTerm it’s Use in Myanmar", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp240-244, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907F32.pdf