Majjhatta: 2 definitions
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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarymajjhatta : (adj.) neutral; impartial; indifferent.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryMajjhatta, (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)
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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The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
(10) Tenth Pāramī: The Perfection of Equanimity (upekkhā-pāramī) < [Chapter 6 - On Pāramitā]
The Buddhist Path to Enlightenment (study) (by Dr Kala Acharya)
1.5. Enlightenment Factor of Tranquility < [Chapter 3 - Seven Factors of Enlightenment and Noble Eightfold Path]
1.7. Enlightenment Factor of Equanimity < [Chapter 3 - Seven Factors of Enlightenment and Noble Eightfold Path]