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all occurrences of: upaparikkhati, closely related to upekkha, a jhana factor of 3rd and 4th jhana

* KN Iti 94 upaparikkha: since it's talking about experientially realizing the destruction of dukkha, this must be the same upekkha that's in 3rd and 4th jhana.
* MN 38 is maha-kaccana's commentary on that same terse verse of KN Iti 94

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Perhaps the difference between upekkha and upaparikkhati is like the difference between vitakka and pari-vitakka

upaparikkhati: investigates; examines. (upa + pari + ikkh + a)
Upaparikkhati [upa + pari + Ä«kį¹£; cp. BSk. upaparÄ«kį¹£ate Divy 5, 230] to investigate, ascertain, test, examine M i.133, 292, 443; S ii.216; iii.42, 140; iv.174; J i.489 ii.400; v.235; Miln 91, 293; Dāvs v.27; Sdhp 539; PvA 60 (paƱƱāya u. = Ʊatvā), 140 (= viceyya).

Upekkhā & Upekhā (f.) [fr. upa + Ä«kį¹£, cp. BSk. upekį¹£Ä Divy 483; Jtm 211. On spelling upekhā for upekkhā see MĆ¼ller P. Gr. 16] "looking on", hedonic neutrality or indifference, zero point between joy & sorrow (Cpd. 66) disinterestedness, neutral feeling, equanimity. Sometimes equivalent to adukkham -- asukha -- vedanā "feeling which is neither pain nor pleasure". See detailed discussion of term at Cpd. 229 -- 232, & cp. ;Dhs trsln. 39. -- Ten kinds of upekkhā are enumd. at DhsA 172 (cp. Dhs trsln. 48; Hardy, Man. Buddhism 505). -- D 138 (˚sati -- parisuddhi purity of mindfulness which comes of disinterestedness cp. Vin iii.4; Dhs 165 & Dhs trsln;n. 50), 251 ii.279 (twofold); iii.50, 78, 106, 224 sq., 239, 245 (six ˚upavicāras), 252, 282; M i.79, 364; iii 219; S iv.71 114 sq., v.209 sq. (˚indriya); A i 42; 81 (˚sukha), 256 (˚nimitta); iii.185, 291 (˚cetovimutti); iv.47 sq., 70 sq. 300, 443; v.301, 360; Sn 67, 73, 972, 1107, (˚satisaŋsuddha); Nd1 501 = Nd2 166; Ps i.8, 36, 60, 167 177; Pug 59 (˚sati); Nett 25, 97 (˚dhātu), 121 sq.; Vbh 12, 15 (˚indriya), 54 (id.), 69, 85 (˚dhātu), 228, 324, 326 (˚sambojjhanga), 381 (˚upavicāra); Dhs 150, 153, 165 262, 556, 1001, 1278, 1582; Vism 134 (˚sambojjhanga 5 conditions of), 148 (˚Ć¢nubrÅ«hanā), 160 (def. & tenfold) 317 (˚bhāvanā), 319 (˚brahmavihāra), 325 (˚vihārin), 461 SnA 128; Sdhp 461.



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