ชั้นพรหม(chán prom)

Meanings

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Brahma realm(s); Brahma heaven(s)

In Buddhist cosmology, the planes of existence of the Brahmas, which are higher, non-sensual spiritual realms above the heavens of the desire realm (กามภพกามภพgaam pópsensual realm (Buddhism)).

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ไตรภูมิพระร่วงdtrai-poom prá-rûuangไตรภูมิพระร่วงdtrai-poom prá-rûuangTrai Phum Phra Ruang (classical Thai cosmological treatise)บรรยายban-yaaiบรรยายban-yaai1[to] describe; narrate2[to] lecture; give a talkว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeผู้ที่pôo têeผู้ที่pôo têeperson who; those whoเจริญjà-rernเจริญjà-rern1prosper; flourish; develop2advance; progress3blessed; auspicious (formal)ฌานสมาบัติchaan sà-maa-bàtฌานสมาบัติchaan sà-maa-bàt1attainment of jhāna; meditative absorption2state of absorption attainedเมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)สิ้นชีวิตsîn chee-wítสิ้นชีวิตsîn chee-wít[to] die; [to] pass awayจะได้jà dâaiจะได้jà dâai1so that; in order that; that way2will be able to; get to; come to3then; so (result in instructions/explanations)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)เกิดgèrtเกิดgèrt1to be born2born (indicating birthplace/time)3to happen; occur; arise4if (เกิด…); too; overly (เกิด…ไป)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ชั้นพรหมchán promชั้นพรหมchán promBrahma realm(s); Brahma heaven(s)ซึ่งsêungซึ่งsêung1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationเป็นภพbpen phôpเป็นภพbpen phôp[Buddhism] becoming; existence (rebirth-producing)ภูมิpoomภูมิpoom1land; region (combining form)2status; dignity; prestige (formal)3immunity (combining form)4plane of existence; realmที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotสูงกว่าsŏong gwàaสูงกว่าsŏong gwàa1taller; higher (height/elevation)2higher; greater than (level/amount)สวรรค์sà-wănสวรรค์sà-wăn1heaven; paradise2bliss; great comfort
In the Traibhumikatha, it is described that those who cultivate deep meditative states (jhana) will be reborn in the Brahma realms upon death, which are planes of existence higher than the heavens.