ปางสะดุ้งมาร(bpaang sà-dûng maan)

Meanings

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Buddha posture of subduing Mara

A specific posture of Buddha statues depicting the subduing of Mara, where the Buddha is seated with the right hand resting on the knee and fingers pointing to the earth (also known as Bhumisparsha mudra)

Examples

คุณยายkun yaaiคุณยายkun yaaigrandmother; respectful term for elderly womanบอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatพระพุทธรูปprá pút-tá-rôopพระพุทธรูปprá pút-tá-rôop1Buddha image; Buddha statue2classifier: องค์ (for Buddha images/statues)องค์ongองค์ong1honorific title (royalty, deities, high monks)2classifier: monks; royalty; deities; sacred statues3entity; body (formal)4element; component (formal/technical)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เรียกว่าrîiak wâaเรียกว่าrîiak wâa1[to] call; name [sb/sth]; refer to as2[to] be called; be known/termed as3you could say; that is to say; effectivelyปางสะดุ้งมารbpaang sà-dûng maanปางสะดุ้งมารbpaang sà-dûng maanBuddha posture of subduing Mara
My grandmother said this Buddha statue is called the Subduing Mara posture.

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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สะดุ้งsà-dûngสะดุ้งsà-dûng1[to] start; jump (in surprise)2[to] flinch; wincePart 2
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มารmaanมารmaan1Māra; tempter in Buddhism2evil spirit; demon3bane; cause of sufferingPart 3
ปางสะดุ้งมารbpaang sà-dûng maanปางสะดุ้งมารbpaang sà-dûng maanBuddha posture of subduing Mara