bsten pa

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/ 1) [p f sten pa]; 2) at the navel a nadi lus 'phel rgyas su 'gro ba'i; 3) serve, attend, follow, depend on; 4) confidence [IW]

to follow; to work with [a spiritual teacher] [RY]

swimming rdzing bu mchog la bsten pa'i ngang pa like a swan swimming on an immaculate lake [RY]

to serve, remaining in touch with confidence, approach, adhere to, SA sten pa, bsnyen pa, to attend to, to consume, keep to [JV]

to rely/ depend on [RB]

to enjoy, keep company with; to rely on; pf. of sten pa; ft. of sten pa; 1) to serve, attend, attend to; ex bla ma bsten pa attended spiritual masters. 2) to follow, depend on, depend upon, rely on, relied on. 3) confidence. 4) lives; to live in a place; ex ri khrod dben pa bsten pa stayed in remote retreats [RY]