Majjhatta: 2 definitions

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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

majjhatta : (adj.) neutral; impartial; indifferent.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Majjhatta, (adj. -n.) (for majjha-ṭṭha, which we find in Prk. as majjhattha: Pischel, Prk. Gr. § 214; majjha+ sthā) 1. (adj.) “standing in the middle, ” umpire, neutral, impartial, indifferent J. I, 300; II, 359 (parama°, +upekkhā-pārāmī); VI, 8; Miln. 403; Vism. 230; Mhvs 21, 14.—2. indifference, balance of mind, equanimity; almost synonymous with upekkhā: Vism. 134, 296; VbhA. 283 (°payogatā); DhA. II, 214 (°upekkhā); PvA. 38 (so read for majjhattha). See also following. ‹-› Note. A similar term is found in BSk. as mṛdu-madhyā kṣānti “state of spiritual calm” Divy 271; see Yoga Sūtra II. 34. (Page 514)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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