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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

nivāseti : (ni + vas + e) dresses oneself; gets clothed or dressed.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Nivāseti, (Caus. of nivasati¹) to dress oneself, to put on (the undergarment), to get clothed or dressed. frequent in ster. phrase “pubbaṇhasamayaṃ nivāsetvā patta- cīvaram ādāya ... , ” describing the setting out on his round of the bhikkhu; e.g. D. I, 109, 178, 205, 226. ‹-› Vin. I, 46; II, 137, 194; D. II, 127; J. I, 265; Pug. 56; Pv. I, 10³; PvA. 49, 61, 75, 127 (nivāsessati+pārupissati), 147 (=pārupāmi).—Caus. II. nivāsāpeti to cause or order to be dressed (with 2 Acc.) J. I, 50; IV, 142; DhA. I, 223. (Page 372)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Full-text: Nivasenta, Nivasetva, Nivasita, Nivasesi, Nivasetum, Nivattha, Nivasana, Parupati, Samnivasayati, Parimandala, Nivasayati.

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Vinaya (3): The Cullavagga (by T. W. Rhys Davids)

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