常住

chángzhù
  1. long-term resident
  2. permanent residence
  3. eternalism (permanence of soul, Sanskrit Sassatavada)

CEDICT

  1. (Buddhism) to be permanent; to be eternal
  2. (Buddhism, Taoism) monastery
  3. monastery
  4. to be permanent; to be eternal
  5. to permanently reside

Wiktionary

佛教用语：(1)永存。《大乘大义章．卷上》：「法性者，有佛、无佛常住不坏。」(2)解脱的境界。《南齐书．卷五四．高逸传．顾欢传》：「此非所归，归在常住。」(3)寺院或僧人的用具。唐．冯翊《桂苑丛谈．太尉朱崖辩狱》：「太尉朱崖出镇浙右，有甘露知主事者诉交代得常住什物，被前主事隐用却常住金若干两。」《水浒传．第六回》：「只因是十方常住，被一个云游和尚引着一个道人来此住持，把常住有的没的都毁坏。」

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Entry Composition

1 常 cháng
  1. always
  2. ever
  3. often
  4. frequently
  5. common
  6. general
  7. constant
2 住 zhù
  1. to live
  2. to dwell
  3. to stay
  4. to reside
  5. to stop
  6. (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)

Containing this entry

常住论 chángzhùlùn eternalism (permanence of soul, Sanskrit śāśvata-vāda)

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常住论 chángzhùlùn eternalism (permanence of soul, Sanskrit śāśvata-vāda)