พัทธสีมา(pát-tá-sĕe-maa)

Meanings

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consecrated boundary of an ordination hall

In Thai Buddhism, the consecrated boundary of an ordination hall (ubosot), usually marked by sema stones; within it formal monastic acts (sanghakamma), such as ordinations, are validly performed.

Examples

การประกอบgaan bprà-gòpการประกอบgaan bprà-gòp1assembly; assembling2conduct; carrying out; performanceสังฆกรรมsǎng-kà-gamสังฆกรรมsǎng-kà-gamcommunal monastic act/riteที่สำคัญtêe săm-kanที่สำคัญtêe săm-kan1important; key; crucial2importantly; crucially; more importantly3the important thing/pointเช่นchênเช่นchên1for example; such as2like; such as (formal)การอุปสมบทgaan ùp-bpà-sŏm-bòtการอุปสมบทgaan ùp-bpà-sŏm-bòtordination as a Buddhist monk (bhikkhu)พระภิกษุprá pík-sùพระภิกษุprá pík-sùBuddhist monk (formal, male)จะต้องjà dtôngจะต้องjà dtông1must; have to; be obliged to2be certain/inevitableกระทำgrà-tamกระทำgrà-tam1[to] do; perform; act2[to] commit (an act/offense)3[to] treat; act toward4action; deed (in compounds)ภายในpaai naiภายในpaai nai1inside; internal2within (time limit); by3within; inside (place/scope)4inside; indoorsเขตkètเขตkèt1district (administrative)2area; zone3boundary; limit4jurisdictionพัทธสีมาpát-tá-sĕe-maaพัทธสีมาpát-tá-sĕe-maaconsecrated boundary of an ordination hallเท่านั้นtâo nánเท่านั้นtâo nán1only; just; no more than2that much/that many; to that extent3that’s all; period (sentence‑final)จึงjeungจึงjeung1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ถือว่าtĕuu wâaถือว่าtĕuu wâa1[to] consider; regard; deem2[to] be considered; count as; be deemed3it's fair to say; arguably4fairly; ratherสมบูรณ์sŏm-boonสมบูรณ์sŏm-boon1complete; perfect; whole2robust; sound (of health/body)3fertile; bountiful (of land/resources)
Important monastic acts, such as the ordination of a monk, must be performed only within the consecrated boundary (phatthasima) to be considered valid.

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