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adhisthana

sk adhiṣṭhāna अधिष्ठान; tb བྱིན་རླབས, jp 加持 kaji; th อธิษฐาน àtíttǎan

  1. blessings or inspiration that a Buddhist may receive from a Buddha, bodhisattva or guru (mostly in Tibetan Buddhism).
  2. the raised base supporting the jagati, the platform on which Hindu, Buddhist, or Jain temples stand.

Source

ADB Research