The Sanskrit term Dveṣavāsanā can be transliterated into English as Dvesavasana or Dveshavasana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Dveṣavāsanā (द्वेषवासना) refers to “traces of hatred”, according to Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (chapter 4).—Accordingly, “[Question: The Arhats and Pratyekabuddhas are also able to destroy attachment, hatred and stupidity; in what do they differ from the Buddha?]—[Answer]: Although the Arhats and Pratyekabuddhas have destroyed this threefold poison (triviṣa), they have not entirely eliminated the latent predispositions (vāsanā) of poison [...] [See], for example, the traces of hatred (dveṣavāsanā) in Śāriputra, the traces of attachment (rāgavāsanā) in Nanda and the traces of pride (māna) in Pilindavatsa. They are like a man in fetters who, as soon as he is released, begins to walk unceasingly. [...]”.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

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Partial matches: Dvesha, Vasana.

Full-text: Vasana, Manavasana, Ragavasana, Trivisha.

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