พุทธกาล(pút-tá-gaan)
Meanings
1NounB2
time of the Buddha
the period during which the Buddha lived and taught
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)สมัยพุทธกาลsà-măi pút-tá-gaanสมัยพุทธกาลsà-măi pút-tá-gaanthe Buddha's timeผู้คนpôo konผู้คนpôo konpeople; the publicยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)ไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockกระดาษgrà-dàatกระดาษgrà-dàat1paper (material)2document; paperwork3sheet of paper; piece of paperใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]จึงjeungจึงjeung1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightท่องจำtông jamท่องจำtông jam[to] memorize; [to] learn by heart; [to] learn by roteคำสอนkam sŏnคำสอนkam sŏn1teaching; instruction; admonition2doctrine; set of teachings3moral (of a story)ต่อๆdtò dtòต่อๆdtò dtò1in succession; consecutively2go on; keep going (colloq.)กันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)7[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect marker
During the Buddha's time, people didn't have paper, so they had to pass down the teachings orally.
2NounB2
Buddha Era (B.E.)
the Buddhist calendar era used for dating (B.E.); also used to refer to dates counted in that era
Examples
เอกสารโบราณèk-gà-săan boh-raanเอกสารโบราณèk-gà-săan boh-raanancient or historical documentฉบับchà-bàpฉบับchà-bàp1classifier for documents/printed texts2version; edition; text3issue; edition; copyนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ระบุว่าrá-bù wâaระบุว่าrá-bù wâa[to] specify that; [to] state thatสร้างขึ้นsâang kêunสร้างขึ้นsâang kêun1[to] build; erect2[to] create; establish; set upในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)พุทธกาลpút-tá-gaanพุทธกาลpút-tá-gaan1time of the Buddha2Buddha Era (B.E.)๒๔๕๐sŏng pan sèe rói hâa sìp๒๔๕๐sŏng pan sèe rói hâa sìp1the number 24502the year 2450 B.E. (1907 A.D.)
This ancient document states that it was built in the Buddhist Era 2450.
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พุทธกาลpút-tá-gaanพุทธกาลpút-tá-gaantime of the Buddha