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adhiṣṭhānaअधिष्ठानadhi-ṣṭhā́na n. standing by, being at hand, approach
standing or resting upon
a basis, base
the standing-place of the warrior upon the car, [SāmavBr.]
a position, site, residence, abode, seat
a settlement, town, standing over
government, authority, power
a precedent, rule
a benediction, [Buddh.]
(with Buddhists) steadfast resolution (one of the 6 or 10 Pāramitās, q.v.), [MWB. 128]
a king's court, [Divyāv.]
adhiṣṭhānadehaअधिष्ठानदेहadhi-ṣṭhāna—deha or adhi-ṣṭhā́na—śarīra, n. the intermediate body which serves to clothe and support the departed spirit during its several residences in the Pitṛ-loka or world of spirits (also called the Preta-śarīra).
adhiṣṭhānaśarīraअधिष्ठानशरीरadhi-ṣṭhāna—deha or adhi-ṣṭhā́na—śarīra, n. the intermediate body which serves to clothe and support the departed spirit during its several residences in the Pitṛ-loka or world of spirits (also called the Preta-śarīra).