Pāli Dictionary

nivesana

niprefixvisrootanasuffix

Part of speech

noun · neuter

Root

vis1enter

Synonyms

agāra, ghara, niketa, nivāsana

Antonyms

anivesana

general

  • settlement; a dwelling-place; a house; a home

doctrine

  • settling on; attachment; clinging to (views and ideas)

  • Snp 4.3

    diṭṭhīnivesā na hi svātivattā, dhammesu niccheyya samuggahītaṃ, tasmā naro tesu nivesanesu, nirassatī ādiyatī ca dhammaṃ.

  • Snp 5.5

    yaṃ kiñci sampajānāsi, uddhaṃ adho tiriyañ'cā'pi majjhe, etesu nandiñ'ca nivesanañ'ca, panujja viññāṇaṃ bhave na tiṭṭhe.

nivesanā

approximate

niprefixvisrootanāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

vis1enter

mind

  • attaching; clinging; fixation (mental attachment to views or opinions)

  • Snp 4.5

    yass'ūbhay'ante paṇidh'īdha n'atthi, bhav'ābhavāya idha vā huraṃ vā, nivesanā tassa na santi keci, dhammesu niccheyya samuggahītaṃ.

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