ดวงตาเห็นธรรม
duuang dtaa hĕn tam
Meanings
1NounC2
[to] realize the Dhamma; have the Dhamma‑eye arise
To attain genuine insight into the Buddha’s teaching—often understood as initial enlightenment/stream‑entry.
Examples
หลังจากlăng jàakหลังจากlăng jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)ฟังธรรมfang tamฟังธรรมfang tam[to] listen to a Buddhist sermonเทศนาtêt-sà-năaเทศนาtêt-sà-năa1[to] preach; deliver a sermon2sermon; homilyจบjòpจบjòp1[to] end; be over2[to] complete; finish (an activity/task)3[to] graduate4finished; over; done5[to] drop it; end (discussion/argument)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerรู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel (linking verb use)3[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)เหมือนmĕuuanเหมือนmĕuuan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)ดวงตาเห็นธรรมduuang dtaa hĕn tamดวงตาเห็นธรรมduuang dtaa hĕn tam1[to] realize the Dhamma; have the Dhamma‑eye arise2realization of the Dhamma (event)เข้าใจkâo jaiเข้าใจkâo jai1[to] understand; grasp2[to be] understanding (of [sb])3[to] assume; take sth to be trueสัจธรรมsàt-jà-tamสัจธรรมsàt-jà-tam1ultimate truth2truth of life; life’s given factsของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsชีวิตchee-wítชีวิตchee-wít1life (one’s life; way of living)2lifetime; lifespan3life (state of being alive)อย่างที่yàang têeอย่างที่yàang têeas; like; the way thatไม่เคยmâi koieไม่เคยmâi koienever; have neverเป็นมาbpen maaเป็นมาbpen maa1to have been; have occurred (up to now)2to have (a condition) so farก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; former
After listening to the sermon, he felt as if he had attained genuine insight, understanding the truth of life like never before.
2NounC2
realization of the Dhamma (event)
The arising of the Dhamma‑eye; an awakening experience indicating true insight into the Dhamma.
Examples
การเกิดขึ้นgaan gèrt kêunการเกิดขึ้นgaan gèrt kêun1occurrence; happening2arising; emergence; originationแห่งhàengแห่งhàeng1of; belonging to (formal)2place; location (formal)3classifier: places/institutionsดวงตาเห็นธรรมduuang dtaa hĕn tamดวงตาเห็นธรรมduuang dtaa hĕn tam1[to] realize the Dhamma; have the Dhamma‑eye arise2realization of the Dhamma (event)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsเครื่องยืนยันkrêuuang yeun-yanเครื่องยืนยันkrêuuang yeun-yanproof; evidence; corroborationว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeบุคคลbùk-konบุคคลbùk-kon1person; individual2personnel (HR context)3people; persons (formal/legal)นั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)เข้าใจkâo jaiเข้าใจkâo jai1[to] understand; grasp2[to be] understanding (of [sb])3[to] assume; take sth to be trueในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)อริยสัจà-rí-yá-sàtอริยสัจà-rí-yá-sàt1a Noble Truth (Buddhism)2the Four Noble Truths (collective)๔sìiอย่างถ่องแท้yàang tòng táeอย่างถ่องแท้yàang tòng táethoroughly; profoundly; in depthแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)
The arising of the Dhamma-eye is a confirmation that the person has thoroughly understood the Four Noble Truths.
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ดวงตาเห็นธรรมduuang dtaa hĕn tamดวงตาเห็นธรรมduuang dtaa hĕn tam[to] realize the Dhamma; have the Dhamma‑eye arise