(from āvasati) living in or on.

1. (mfn.) resident; in (regular or permanent) residence (usually of a bhikkhu).
2. (m.) a resident bhikkhu (usually staying permanently in the vihāra and/or acting as a caretaker).

adjective living in, residing at home, being in (constant or fixed) residence, usually appl^d. to bhikkhus (opp. āgantuka) Vin.i.128 sq.; Vin.ii.15, Vin.ii.170; Vin.iii.65; Vin.v.203 sq.; MN …

pursuing an aim; pursuing the goal

‘wearing strips’, a kind of torture.

…-āvāsika belonging to the spending of the rainy season, said of food (bhatta) given for that purpose Ja.vi.71;…