กสิณ(gà-sĭn)

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kasina (meditation object)

A meditational object in Theravāda Buddhism—any of the ten kasinas (earth, water, fire, air, blue, yellow, red, white, light, space)—used to cultivate concentration; also the physical support prepared for that focus (e.g., a colored disc).

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ผู้ปฏิบัติธรรมpôo bpà-dtì-bàt tamผู้ปฏิบัติธรรมpôo bpà-dtì-bàt tamBuddhist practitioner; meditatorเตรียมdtriiamเตรียมdtriiam[to] prepare; get readyแผ่นpàenแผ่นpàen1disc; record2sheet; slab; panel3classifier for flat itemsดินเหนียวdin nĭiaoดินเหนียวdin nĭiao1clay (material)2clayey soilปั้นbpânปั้นbpân1[to] mold; shape (by hand)2[to] groom; build up (image/talent)3[to] sculpt; modelเป็นวงbpen wongเป็นวงbpen wong1circular; ring-shaped2in a circleกลมglomกลมglom1round (of a number)2round; circular3well-rounded; balanced (flavor/sound)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for the sake of; on behalf of2for; in order toใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; order2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] use; employ4[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1[to] know how; be able to (skill)2[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)3to be (identity/category/state)4to becomeปฐวีweeวีwee1the letter V; V shape2victory sign (V sign)3Roman numeral V (5)กสิณgà-sĭnกสิณgà-sĭn1kasina (meditation object)2kasina meditation (practice)ในnaiในnai1of; belonging to (formal)2in; inside; within3during; in (time)การทำสมาธิgaan tam sà-maa-tíการทำสมาธิgaan tam sà-maa-tímeditation (practice)
The meditation practitioner prepared a clay disc to use as an earth kasina for meditation.
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kasina meditation (practice)

The meditation method of concentrating on a kasina object to develop strong, sustained concentration and absorption (jhāna).

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ท่านtâanท่านtâan1he; she (honorific)2you (formal/polite)3classifier (polite for persons)4sir; madam5honorific titleอาจารย์สอนaa-jaan sŏnอาจารย์สอนaa-jaan sŏnteacher; instructor; lecturerว่าการwâa gaanว่าการwâa gaan[to] administer; direct official affairsฝึกfèukฝึกfèuk1[to] practice; train (oneself); exercise (a skill)2[to] drill; discipline (sb)3[to] train; coach (someone)กสิณgà-sĭnกสิณgà-sĭn1kasina (meditation object)2kasina meditation (practice)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1[to] know how; be able to (skill)2[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)3to be (identity/category/state)4to becomeวิธีwí-teeวิธีwí-teemethod; wayหนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1a certain; a particular2a; one; a single3one (number)4first; top; foremostที่têeที่têe1at; in; to (a place)2classifier: places; seats; individual servings3when; the time that (time marker)4place; spot; seat; space5ordinal marker6that/which/who (relative marker)ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2[to] save; rescue [sb]3please (request marker)สร้างsâangสร้างsâang1[to] create; produce2[to] generate; develop3[to] build; construct4[to] establish; foundกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power (physics)2troops; forces3currently; in the middle of4power; strengthสมาธิsà-maa-tíสมาธิsà-maa-tí1meditative concentration (Buddhist samādhi)2concentration; focused attentionให้แก่hâi gàeให้แก่hâi gàeto; for [sb] (recipient/beneficiary; formal)ผู้เริ่มต้นpôo rə̂əm-dtônผู้เริ่มต้นpôo rə̂əm-dtônbeginner; noviceได้ดีdâai deeได้ดีdâai deesucceed; do well
The teacher taught that practicing the kasina method is one way to effectively build concentration for beginners.
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