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senāsanaṁ

senāsana

noun, accusative singular (neuter)

  1. dwelling-place
  2. monastery
  3. abode

Etymology. From √sena 'army' or cognate with Sanskrit śayana 'lying, bed'; the prefix-like element sena- and the suffix -āsana ('sitting, abode') may combine the sense of a place where the Saṅgha assembles or rests.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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