พระป่า(prá bpàa)
Meanings
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forest monk
a Buddhist monk of the Thai Forest Tradition, typically living and practicing in or near forests with an ascetic lifestyle.
Examples
พระป่าprá bpàaพระป่าprá bpàaforest monkมักจะmák jàมักจะmák jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)ปฏิบัติธรรมbpà-dtì-bàt tamปฏิบัติธรรมbpà-dtì-bàt tam1Dhamma practice; Buddhist practice (activity/event)2[to] practice the Dhamma; engage in Buddhist practiceในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ป่าลึกbpàa léukป่าลึกbpàa léuk1deep forest; remote jungle2deep/remote (of forest)ห่างไกลhàang glaiห่างไกลhàang glai1far; distant; remote2be far from; lie far from3be free from; be insulated from (danger, problems)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)ชุมชนchum-chonชุมชนchum-chon1community2community (online/interest-based)
Forest monks often practice meditation deep in the jungle, far away from communities.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
อรัญญิกà-ran-yíkอรัญญิกà-ran-yík1forest-dwelling; of the forest (esp. monks)2a forest monk3Aranyik (place in Thailand)
- forest-dwelling; of the forest (esp. monks)
- a forest monk
- Aranyik (place in Thailand)
อรัญวาสีà-ran-yá-waa-sĕeอรัญวาสีà-ran-yá-waa-sĕe1forest-dwelling ascetic; hermit2forest monk
- forest-dwelling ascetic; hermit
- forest monk
พระป่ากรรมฐานprá bpàa gam-mà-tăanพระป่ากรรมฐานprá bpàa gam-mà-tăanThai Forest Tradition monk; forest meditation monk
Thai Forest Tradition monk; forest meditation monk
พระธุดงค์prá tú-dongพระธุดงค์prá tú-dongascetic monk; wandering monk
ascetic monk; wandering monk
พระกรรมฐานprá gam-má-tăanพระกรรมฐานprá gam-má-tăanmeditation monk
meditation monk
Word Breakdown
พระpráพระprá1Buddhist monk2honorific prefix/title3divine; holy (as modifier)4Buddha image; amuletPart 1
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พระป่าprá bpàaพระป่าprá bpàaforest monk