Pāli Dictionary

nivāraṇa

niprefixvārrootaṇasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Root

var1覆蓋；衣；制止

Synonyms

āvaraṇa, paṭibāhana, vibandhana

general

  • 預防；阻擋；擋住

  • preventing; obstructing; warding off, keeping back

  • Snp 5.2

    yāni sotāni lokasmiṃ, sati tesaṃ nivāraṇaṃ, sotānaṃ saṃvaraṃ brūmi, paññāy'ete pidhiyyare.

  • Snp 5.14

    pahānaṃ kāmacchandānaṃ, domanassāna c'ūbhayaṃ, thinassa ca panūdanaṃ, kukkuccānaṃ nivāraṇaṃ.

  • 拒絕；反對

  • refusing; opposing

nīvaraṇa

approximate

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Synonyms

paripantha, āvaraṇa, paripanthi, palibodha, palipatha, rodha, paccūha

Antonyms

anīvaraṇa

meditation

  • 蓋；障礙（特指禪修中的五蓋）

  • hindrance; obstacle (specifically the five hindrances to meditation)

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