ตถาคต
dtà-tǎa-kótMeanings
1NounC1
Tathagata; the Buddha
An epithet of the Buddha, meaning 'one who has thus gone' or 'one who has thus come'
Examples
ชาวพุทธchaao-pútชาวพุทธchaao-púta Buddhist; follower of Buddhismกราบไหว้gràap-wâiกราบไหว้gràap-wâi[to] pay homage/devotionพระตถาคตprá-dtà-tǎa-kótพระตถาคตprá-dtà-tǎa-kótthe Buddha; the Tathagataด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooความเคารพkwaam-kao-rópความเคารพkwaam-kao-róp1respect; esteem; regard2deference; observance
Buddhists bow to the Tathagata with respect.
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คำสอนkam-sɔ̌ɔnของkɔ̌ɔngพระตถาคตprá-dtà-tǎa-kótช่วยให้chûuai-hâiเราraoเข้าใจkâo-jaiความจริงkwaam-jingของkɔ̌ɔngชีวิตchii-wítมนุษย์má-nút
The teachings of the Tathagata help us understand the truth of human life.
พุทธศาสนิกชนpút-tá-sǎa-sà-ník-gà-chonร่วมกันrûuam-ganรำลึกถึงram-lʉ́k-tʉ̌ngพระปัญญาธิคุณprá-bpan-yaa-tí-kunของkɔ̌ɔngพระตถาคตprá-dtà-tǎa-kótในnaiวันวิสาขบูชาwan-wí-sǎa-kà-buu-chaa
Buddhists come together to commemorate the wisdom of the Tathagata on Vesak Day.
พระธรรมprá tamที่têeพระตถาคตprá dtà-tăa-kótทรงsongตรัสรู้dtràt rúuเป็นbpenสิ่งที่sìng têeลึกซึ้งléuk séungและláeยากyâakที่têeปุถุชนbpù-tù-chonทั่วไปtûua bpaiจะjàเข้าถึงkâo tĕungได้dâi
The Dhamma that the Tathagata awakened to is profound and difficult for ordinary people to access.
2PronounC2
I; me (used by the Buddha)
A first-person pronoun used by the Buddha to refer to himself in Buddhist texts
Examples
ดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune6[to] look after; watch; mindกรgɔɔnกรgɔɔnhand; arm (literary)ภิกษุpík-sùภิกษุpík-sùBuddhist monk (male)ทั้งหลายtáng-lǎaiทั้งหลายtáng-lǎaiall; all theตถาคตdtà-tǎa-kótตถาคตdtà-tǎa-kót1Tathagata; the Buddha2I; me (used by the Buddha)ไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)สอนsɔ̌ɔnสอนsɔ̌ɔn1[to] teach [sb] [sth]2[to] admonish; give moral guidanceให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)พวกเธอpûuak-təəพวกเธอpûuak-təə1you (plural); you all2they (female group)ใช้ชีวิตchái-chii-wítใช้ชีวิตchái-chii-wít[to] live (one's life); lead a lifeด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooความประมาทkwaam-bprà-mâatความประมาทkwaam-bprà-mâatcarelessness; negligence; recklessness
O monks, the Tathagata does not teach you to live your lives with heedlessness.
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ตถาคตdtà-tǎa-kótเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangผู้pûuชี้ทางchíi-taangให้hâiเท่านั้นtâo-nánส่วนsùuanการดับทุกข์gaan-dàp-túkพวกเธอpûuak-təəต้องdtɔ̂ngลงมือlong-mʉʉปฏิบัติbpà-dtì-bàtเองeeng
The Tathagata is merely the pointer of the way; as for the cessation of suffering, you must put it into practice yourselves.
ดูduuกรgɔɔnอานนท์aa-nonธรรมtamและlɛ́วินัยwí-naiใดdaiที่tîiตถาคตdtà-tǎa-kótได้dâaiแสดงsà-dɛɛngไว้wáiแล้วlɛ́ɛoนั่นแหละnân-lɛ̀คือkʉʉศาสดาsàat-sà-daaของkɔ̌ɔngพวกเธอpûuak-təə
O Ananda, whatever Dhamma and Vinaya the Tathagata has proclaimed, that is indeed your teacher.
ตถาคตdtà-tăa-kótอุบัติขึ้นù-bàt kêunในnaiโลกlôhkนี้néeเพื่อpêuuaอนุเคราะห์à-nú-króสัตว์โลกsàt lôhkให้hâiหลุดพ้นlùt pónจากjàakวัฏสงสารwát sŏng-săanอันanเป็นทุกข์bpen túk
The Tathagata arises in this world to show compassion to worldly beings so that they may be liberated from the suffering cycle of samsara.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ตถาคต said ตะ-ถา-คต?
dtà-tǎa-kót
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dtà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |