ขันธ์
kǎnMeaning
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aggregate (Buddhist skandha)
In Buddhism, one of the five aggregates that constitute a person: form, feeling, perception, mental formations, and consciousness.
Examples
พระอาจารย์prá-aa-jaanพระอาจารย์prá-aa-jaanVenerable teacher (Buddhist monk)อธิบายà-tí-baaiอธิบายà-tí-baai[to] explain; clarifyว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeขันธ์kǎnขันธ์kǎnaggregate (Buddhist skandha)ทั้งห้าtáng-hâaทั้งห้าtáng-hâaall fiveได้แก่dâai-gɛ̀ɛได้แก่dâai-gɛ̀ɛnamely; such asรูปrûupรูปrûup1picture; photo; image2shape; form; figure3physique; body shape4statue; sculpted image; figure5grammatical formเวทนาwêet-tá-naaเวทนาwêet-tá-naa1feeling; sensation (Buddhist aggregate; 1 of 5)2pain; suffering (literary/formal)3[to] pity; feel compassion forสัญญาsǎn-yaaสัญญาsǎn-yaa1promise; vow; pledge2[to] promise; pledge; vow3contract; agreement4[to] contract (legally)5perception (Buddhism)สังขารsǎng-kǎanสังขารsǎng-kǎan1the body; physical condition2conditioned phenomena (Buddhist)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)วิญญาณwin-yaanวิญญาณwin-yaan1soul; spirit (life force)2ghost; spirit of the deceased3consciousness; awareness (formal)
The venerable teacher explained that the five aggregates are form, feeling, perception, mental formations, and consciousness.
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ในnaiการเจริญสติgaan-jà-rəən-sà-dtìเราraoฝึกfʉ̀kพิจารณาขันธ์pí-jaa-rá-naa-kǎnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเห็นhěnความเปลี่ยนแปลงkwaam-bplìian-bplɛɛngของkɔ̌ɔngกายgaaiและlɛ́ใจjai
In mindfulness practice, we contemplate the aggregates to see the changes of body and mind.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaพิจารณาขันธ์pí-jaa-rá-naa-kǎnอย่างละเอียดyàang-lá-ìiatเราraoจะjàเห็นว่าhěn-wâaไม่mâiมีตัวตนmii-dtuua-dtonถาวรtǎa-wɔɔnเพราะprɔ́ขันธ์kǎnเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nตั้งอยู่dtâng-yùuแล้วlɛ́ɛoดับไปdàp-bpai
When we examine the aggregates closely, we see there is no permanent self because the aggregates arise, persist, and cease.
การแยกgaan-yɛ̂ɛkประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaanออกɔ̀ɔkเป็นขันธ์bpen-kǎnช่วยให้chûuai-hâiเราraoไม่ยึดติดmâi-yʉ́t-dtìtกับgàpเวทนาwêet-tá-naaหรือrʉ̌ʉความคิดkwaam-kítและlɛ́เห็นhěnความเป็นkwaam-bpenไตรลักษณ์dtrai-lákชัดchátขึ้นkʉ̂n
Separating experiences into aggregates helps us not cling to feelings or thoughts and see the three characteristics more clearly.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ขันธ์ said ขัน?
kǎn
- Silent letterธ์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
kǎn
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
ธ์ is silent here.
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |