ปางชนะมาร(bpaang chá-ná maan)

Meanings

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Maravijaya posture; posture of subduing Mara

a specific posture of Buddha statues depicting the subduing of Mara, typically shown seated with the right hand pointing to the earth

Examples

พระพุทธรูปprá pút-tá-rôopพระพุทธรูปprá pút-tá-rôop1Buddha image; Buddha statue2classifier: องค์ (for Buddha images/statues)ปางชนะมารbpaang chá-ná maanปางชนะมารbpaang chá-ná maanMaravijaya posture; posture of subduing Maraองค์ongองค์ong1honorific title (royalty, deities, high monks)2classifier: monks; royalty; deities; sacred statues3entity; body (formal)4element; component (formal/technical)นั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)สวยงามsŭuay ngaamสวยงามsŭuay ngaam1beautiful; lovely2splendid; elegant (style/design)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
That Buddha statue in the Maravijaya (subduing Mara) posture is very beautiful.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ปางbpaangปางbpaang1manifestation/incarnation (esp. of the Buddha or deities)2time; occasion; stage (literary/formal)3classifier for statues/images of the Buddha (by posture)Part 1
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ชนะมารchá-ná maanชนะมารchá-ná maan1victory over evil/temptation (Buddhist)2[to] defeat Mara; overcome temptationPart 2
ปางชนะมารbpaang chá-ná maanปางชนะมารbpaang chá-ná maanMaravijaya posture; posture of subduing Mara