➥ paṭisallāna:

• for paṭisallāna:
  • solitary retreat
• for paṭisallīyati:
  • to abide in solitary retreat
• for paṭisallīno:
  • one who abides in solitary retreat

Illustration: paṭisallīnā, solitary retreat

It is hard for the likes of us to get near the Perfect Ones when they are meditating, taking delight in meditation and therefore withdrawn into solitary retreat.

durupasaṅkamā kho tāta pañcasikha tathāgatā mādisena jhāyi jhānaratā tadantarapaṭisallīnā. (DN ii 265)

Illustration: paṭisallāna, solitary retreat

Abide in solitary retreat taking pleasure and delight in it, apply yourself to inward calm, do not be neglectful of meditation, be endowed with insightfulness, and cultivate solitary abodes.

Paṭisallānārāmā bhikkhave viharatha paṭisallānaratā ajjhattaṁ cetosamathamanuyuttā anirākatajjhāni vipassanāya samannāgatā brūhetā suññāgārānaṁ. (Iti 39)

➥ paṭisallānāya: (main article see: paṭisallāna)

Illustration: paṭisallānāya, solitary retreat

Content with that unshakeable faith in the [perfection of the] Buddha’s [enlightenment], he does not make further effort for physical seclusion by day nor for solitary retreat at night

so tena buddhe aveccappasādena santuṭṭho na uttariṁ vāyamati divā pavivekāya rattiṁ paṭisallānāya. (SN v 398)

Illustration: paṭisallāna, solitary retreat

Dwellings that are quiet, undisturbed by voices, with a quiet atmosphere, remote from people, suitable for solitary retreat, I praise the association with such dwellings.

yāni ca kho tāni senāsanāni appasaddāni appanigghosāni vijanavātāni manussarāhaseyyakāni paṭisallānasāruppāni tathārūpehi senāsanehi saṁsaggaṁ vaṇṇayāmī ti. (AN iv 87-8)

➥ paṭisallīnassa: (main article see: paṭisallāna)

Illustration: paṭisallīnassa, solitary retreat

While the Blessed One was alone in solitary retreat, this reflection arose in his mind:

bhagavato rahogatassa paṭisallīnassa evaṁ cetaso parivitakko udapādi. (SN i 139)

➥ paṭisallīyati: (main article see: paṭisallāna)

Illustration: paṭisallīyati, abide in solitary retreat

He who abides in solitary retreat for the four months of the Rains, practising the meditation on [unlimited] compassion, sees Brahmā.

yo vassike cattāro māse paṭisallīyati karuṇaṁ jhānaṁ jhāyati so brahmānaṁ passati. (DN ii 237)

➥ paṭisallīno: (main article see: paṭisallāna)

Illustration: paṭisallīno, abides in solitary retreat

A bhikkhu abides in solitary retreat, and speaks in favour of this,

bhikkhu paṭisallīno hoti paṭisallānassa vaṇṇavādī. (AN v 168)

➥ paṭisallāne: (main article see: paṭisallāna)

Illustration: paṭisallāne, solitary retreat; one who abides in solitary retreat, paṭisallīno

Bhikkhus, make an effort with solitary retreat. A bhikkhu who abides in solitary retreat discerns things according to reality.

Paṭisallāne bhikkhave yogamāpajjatha. Paṭisallīno bhikkhave bhikkhu yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti. (SN iii 15)

Illustration: paṭisallīno, abide in solitary retreat

‘It is not the right time to see the Blessed One. The Blessed One is abiding in solitary retreat.’

akālo kho mārisa bhagavantaṁ dassanāya paṭisallīno bhagavā ti. (DN ii 270)