ตถตา
dtà-tà-dtaa
Meanings
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(Buddhism) thusness; suchness
In Buddhism, the true nature of things just as they are, beyond words or concepts; often translated as "suchness" or "thusness".
Examples
หลวงพ่อlŭuang pâwหลวงพ่อlŭuang pâw1Venerable monk (form of address)2revered Buddha image/statue3respected elder monk (specific abbot)สอนsŏnสอนsŏn1[to] instruct; train [sb]2[to] admonish; give moral guidance3[to] teach [sb] [sth]ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeทุกอย่างtúk yàangทุกอย่างtúk yàangeverything; all thingsเป็นไปตามbpen bpai dtaamเป็นไปตามbpen bpai dtaam1[to] be in accordance with; conform to; comply with2[to] go/turn out as (expected/planned)ตถตาdtà-tà-dtaaตถตาdtà-tà-dtaa(Buddhism) thusness; suchnessคือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2he/she (colloquial, impolite)3greasy; oily; fatty4starchy tuber (yam, taro, etc.)5oil/fat (substance)6creamy; rich (texture/taste)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsของมันkŏng manของมันkŏng manits (possessive pronoun)เช่นนั้นchên nánเช่นนั้นchên nán1like that; in that way; thus2then; in that case3such; that kind ofเองayngเองayng1oneself; personally; by oneself2exactly that/itself3emphatic particle (self/only)
The venerable father taught that everything accords with "suchness"; it is just the way it is.