adverb
Adverbial use meaning 'always' or 'eternally', often with a nuance of permanence. Less common in modern everyday speech; more literary or formal.
仏の慈悲は常住に変わらない。
The Buddha's compassion is eternally unchanging.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
Buddhist term for permanence or eternal existence, originally contrasted with 無常 (impermanence). Used as a noun or in する form.
Antonyms: 無常
常住を説く教えもある。
There are teachings that expound constancy.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
Refers to a fixed, permanent dwelling place. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to reside permanently'.
彼はこの地に常住している。
He resides permanently in this area.