noun
viewing all things as equal; non-discriminative thought
A philosophical or ethical stance of seeing all beings or phenomena as fundamentally equal, without discrimination. Often used in discussions of equality and impartiality.
彼は平等観に立って、すべての人を公平に扱った。
He treated everyone fairly, based on a view of equality.
noun
Buddhist contemplation of the equality of all things
In Buddhism, a meditative insight that all phenomena are equal in their emptiness (śūnyatā). A technical term used in Mahayana texts.
平等観は、般若経で説かれる重要な観法の一つです。
The contemplation of equality is one of the important meditative practices taught in the Prajñāpāramitā sutras.