บำเพ็ญภาวนา(bam-pen paa-wá-naa)
Meanings
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[to] practice meditation; [to] devote oneself to spiritual practice
To practice meditation or engage in mental cultivation, typically for spiritual development.
Examples
คุณยายkun yaaiคุณยายkun yaaigrandmother; respectful term for elderly womanไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)วัดwátวัดwát1to gauge; assess2Buddhist temple3to measureเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofบำเพ็ญภาวนาbam-pen paa-wá-naaบำเพ็ญภาวนาbam-pen paa-wá-naa[to] practice meditation; [to] devote oneself to spiritual practiceทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)วันพระwan práวันพระwan práBuddhist holy/observance day (uposatha)
Grandma goes to the temple to practice meditation on every Buddhist holy day.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
เจริญภาวนาjà-rern paa-wá-naaเจริญภาวนาjà-rern paa-wá-naa[to] practice meditation; cultivate mental development
[to] practice meditation; cultivate mental development
ปฏิบัติธรรมbpà-dtì-bàt tamปฏิบัติธรรมbpà-dtì-bàt tam1Dhamma practice; Buddhist practice (activity/event)2[to] practice the Dhamma; engage in Buddhist practice
- Dhamma practice; Buddhist practice (activity/event)
- [to] practice the Dhamma; engage in Buddhist practice
ทำสมาธิtam sà-maa-tíทำสมาธิtam sà-maa-tí[to] meditate
[to] meditate
Word Breakdown
บำเพ็ญbam-penบำเพ็ญbam-pen1[to] perform (meritorious/religious acts)2[to] carry out (duties/virtues)Part 1
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บำเพ็ญภาวนาbam-pen paa-wá-naaบำเพ็ญภาวนาbam-pen paa-wá-naa[to] practice meditation; [to] devote oneself to spiritual practice