กรรมฐาน(gam-má-tăan)
Meanings
1NounB2
Buddhist meditation; meditative discipline
The act or practice of meditation in Buddhism, involving techniques to train the mind and develop concentration, mindfulness, and insight.
Examples
การทำgaan tamการทำgaan tamthe act of doing/making; execution; performanceกรรมฐานgam-má-tăanกรรมฐานgam-má-tăan1Buddhist meditation; meditative discipline2meditation subject; object of meditationช่วยให้chûuai hâiช่วยให้chûuai hâi[to] enable; help [sb/sth] (to) do [sth]; make [sth] possible/easierจิตใจสงบjìt jai sà-ngòpจิตใจสงบjìt jai sà-ngòp1calm; tranquil (in mind)2calm mind; inner peaceและláeและláeand (coordinating)มีสมาธิmee sà-maa-tíมีสมาธิmee sà-maa-tí[to] be focused; [to] concentrateในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)การทำงานgaan tam ngaanการทำงานgaan tam ngaan1working; work (the act)2operation; functioningมากขึ้นmâak kêunมากขึ้นmâak kêun1more; increasingly2greater; more (than before)
Practicing meditation helps to calm the mind and have more concentration at work.
2NounC1
meditation subject; object of meditation
A specific theme, object, or concept used as the focus of concentration during Buddhist meditation (e.g., the breath, a colored disk, a specific virtue).
Examples
ผู้เริ่มต้นpôo rə̂əm-dtônผู้เริ่มต้นpôo rə̂əm-dtônbeginner; noviceฝึกสมาธิfèuk sà-maa-tíฝึกสมาธิfèuk sà-maa-tí[to] meditate; [to] practice meditationส่วนใหญ่sùuan yàiส่วนใหญ่sùuan yài1the majority; most2most (of); the majority of3mostly; mainly; largelyมักmákมักmák1often; usually2[to] tend to; usually [do sth]3fond of; inclined toใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]ลมหายใจlom hăai-jaiลมหายใจlom hăai-jai1breath2breathing; respiration3life; life force (figurative)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsกรรมฐานgam-má-tăanกรรมฐานgam-má-tăan1Buddhist meditation; meditative discipline2meditation subject; object of meditation
Most beginners in meditation practice use the breath as the object of concentration.
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กรรมฐานgam-má-tăanกรรมฐานgam-má-tăanBuddhist meditation; meditative discipline