ปัฏฐาน
bpàt-tǎanMeaning
1NounC1
Paṭṭhāna (Buddhist scripture)
The seventh book of the Theravada Abhidhamma Pitaka, which explains the conditional relations between phenomena.
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วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentอาจารย์aa-jaanอาจารย์aa-jaan1teacher; instructor; professor (esp. tertiary)2honorific/title for a teacher3master (spiritual/martial/arts)สอนsɔ̌ɔnสอนsɔ̌ɔn1[to] teach [sb] [sth]2[to] instruct; train [sb]3[to] admonish; give moral guidanceเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ปัฏฐานbpàt-tǎanปัฏฐานbpàt-tǎanPaṭṭhāna (Buddhist scripture)ซึ่งsʉ̂ngซึ่งsʉ̂ng1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คัมภีร์kam-piiคัมภีร์kam-pii1scripture; sacred text2treatise; authoritative classicเล่มlêmเล่มlêm1CL: books/volumes/issues2classifier: knives, swords, candles, cartsที่เจ็ดtîi-jètที่เจ็ดtîi-jètseventh (7th)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)พระอภิธรรมปิฎกprá-à-pí-tam-bpì-dòkพระอภิธรรมปิฎกprá-à-pí-tam-bpì-dòkthe Abhidhamma Piṭaka (Buddhist scripture)
Today the teacher taught us about the Patthana, the seventh book of the Abhidhamma Pitaka.
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ผู้ที่pûu-tîiศึกษาsʉ̀k-sǎaคัมภีร์kam-piiปัฏฐานbpàt-tǎanจะได้jà-dâaiเรียนรู้riian-rúuว่าwâaสภาวธรรมsà-paa-wá-tamต่างdtàangอาศัยaa-sǎiปัจจัยbpàt-jaiใดdaiจึงjʉngเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nและlɛ́เป็นไปbpen-bpai
Those who study the Patthana learn which conditions phenomena depend on to arise and unfold.
คัมภีร์kam-piiปัฏฐานbpàt-tǎanมิได้mí-dâaiเพียงpiiangจำแนกjam-nɛ̂ɛkสภาวธรรมsà-paa-wá-tamเป็นbpenหมวดหมู่mùuat-mùuหากhàakยังyangแจกแจงjɛ̀ɛk-jɛɛngความสัมพันธ์kwaam-sǎm-panที่tîiธรรมtamเหล่านั้นlào-nánเป็นbpenปัจจัยbpàt-jaiเกื้อหนุนgʉ̂ʉa-nǔnกันganอย่างละเอียดyàang-lá-ìiat
The Patthana does not merely classify phenomena into categories; it also details the conditional relationships through which those phenomena support one another.
ในnaiการอธิบายgaan-à-tí-baaiปัจจัยbpàt-jaiยี่สิบyîi-sìpสี่ประการsìi-bprà-gaanตามdtaamคัมภีร์kam-piiปัฏฐานbpàt-tǎanพระอาจารย์prá-aa-jaanเน้นnénว่าwâaไม่ควรmâi-kuuanลดทอนlót-tɔɔnความสัมพันธ์kwaam-sǎm-panระหว่างrá-wàangสภาวธรรมsà-paa-wá-tamให้hâiเหลือlʉ̌ʉaเพียงpiiangเหตุhèetหนึ่งnʉ̀ngก่อให้เกิดgɔ̀ɔ-hâi-gə̀ətผลpǒnหนึ่งnʉ̀ngเท่านั้นtâo-nán
In explaining the twenty-four conditions set out in the Patthana, the monk emphasized that relationships between phenomena should not be reduced to a single cause producing a single effect.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ปัฏฐาน said ปัฏ-ถาน?
bpàt-tǎan
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ฏ, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bpàt
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ฐานtǎanฐานtǎan1base; foundation2base (operations)3basis; grounds4status level; rank; condition5base (mathematics)base; foundationPart 2
ปัฏฐานbpàt-tǎanปัฏฐานbpàt-tǎanPaṭṭhāna (Buddhist scripture)Paṭṭhāna (Buddhist scripture)Word