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| กิเลส giL laehtL |  |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | กิ-เหฺลด |
| IPA | kìʔ lèːt |
| Royal Thai General System | kilet |
 [noun, loanword, Pali] | |||
| definition | lust; evil wish; desire; longing; greed; avarice; rapacity | ||
| notes | [In some disyllabic words, when the first syllable has mid- or high-class initial and the second is dead with a low-class initial, the tone of the second syllable is determined from the first syllable.] "Mental defilements". All kinds of unwholesome tendencies in the mind, which creates suffering and pull the mind to a lower level when acted upon. Can be divided into three main categories: greed, hatred and delusion | ||
| examples | กิเลสตัณหา | giL laehtL dtanM haaR | longing; passion; desire; craving |
| ติดอยู่ในกิเลส | dtitL yuuL naiM giL laehtL | to remain attached to depravity; sensuality; lust; lustful desires; sins; human passion; unbridled desires | |
| sample sentences | |||
กิเลสเป็นเหตุให้เกิดวิบากกรรมอย่างไม่จบไม่สิ้น giL laehtL bpenM haehtL haiF geertL wiH baakL gamM yaangL maiF johpL maiF sinF "Lust is the cause of misfortune without end." | |||
สิบเอ็ด มีความเข้มแข็ง ทั้งร่างกายและจิตใจ ไม่ยอมแพ้ต่ออำนาจฝ่ายต่ำหรือกิเลส sipL etL meeM khwaamM khemF khaengR thangH raangF gaaiM laeH jitL jaiM maiF yaawmM phaaeH dtaawL amM naatF faaiL dtamL reuuR giL laehtL "11. Be strong in body and mind; do not succumb to the powers of darkness or carnality." | |||
พระพุทธเจ้าสอนไม่ให้พุทธศาสนิกชนหมกมุ่นกับเรื่องตัณหาราคะรวมทั้งกิเลส phraH phootH thaH jaoF saawnR maiF haiF phootH thaH saatL saL nikH gaL chohnM mohkL moonF gapL reuuangF dtanM haaR raaM khaH ruaamM thangH giL laehtL "The Lord Buddha taught that Buddhists should not be consumed by lust, carnal desires, or sexual passion." | |||
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