Pāli Dictionary

dhuva

dhuvrootasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Root

dhuv1be firm; be solid

Synonyms

nicca, niccaṃ, sassata, abhikkhaṇa, abhiṇha, satata, ekanta, accuta,

Antonyms

addhuva, adhuva

doctrine

  • fixed; firm; permanent; constant; certain; sure

  • SN 22.97

    atthi nu kho bhante kiñci rūpaṃ yaṃ rūpaṃ niccaṃ dhuvaṃ sassataṃ avipariṇāmadhammaṃ sassatisamaṃ tath'eva ṭhassati

  • SN 22.94

    kiñ'ca, bhikkhave, n'atthisammataṃ loke paṇḍitānaṃ, yam'ahaṃ n'atthī'ti vadāmi? viññāṇaṃ niccaṃ dhuvaṃ sassataṃ avipariṇāmadhammaṃ n'atthisammataṃ loke paṇḍitānaṃ, aham'pi taṃ n'atthī'ti vadāmi.

  • (neuter noun) permanence; stability; what is firm or constant; (especially as an epithet) Nibbāna

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