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| กรรมฐาน gamM maH thaanR |  |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | กัม-มะ-ถาน |
| IPA | kam má tʰǎːn |
| Royal Thai General System | kamma than |
| [noun, phrase] | |||
| definition | [usually preceded by  นั่ง  (to sit) or วิปัสสนา (spiritual contemplation)] Karmasthana or Buddhist meditation, which is a mode of Buddhist meditation leading to a thorough tranquility of mind | ||
| notes | Lit. "basis of action", referring to a meditation object, like observing the breath going in and out (อานาปานสติ), developing loving-kindness (เมตตา ), or contemplating the three characteristics of existence (ไตรหลัก), and so on. In Buddhist scriptures there are mentioned forty such "meditation-objects". | ||
| categories | |||
| components | กรรม [an alternate spelling or pronunciation] | gamM maH | deed; kamma; karma; sin; bad karma earned |
| ฐาน | thaanR | base; foot; pedestal; position; ground; place; station; platform; cause; reason; basis; [linguistics] origin of alphabet/consonants | |
| related words | ฌาน | chaanM | Dhyana; meditation; thought; concentration of mind; one-pointed meditation |
| วิปัสสนา | wiH bpatL saL naaM | meditation; spiritual insight; contemplation; spiritual contemplation | |
| สมาธิ | saL maaM thiH | meditation; concentration; focus | |
| สมาบัติ | saL maaM batL | ecstatic meditation, the attainment of pure exaltation through deep meditation | |
| examples | สมถกรรมฐาน | saL maH thaL gamM maH thaanR | the Buddhist meditation |
| sample sentence | |||
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