ภพสาม
póp-sǎamMeaning
1NounC1
the three realms (Buddhist cosmology)
In Buddhist cosmology, the three realms of existence: the sensual realm, the form realm, and the formless realm; all planes within samsara.
Examples
ในทางnai-taangในทางnai-taangin terms of; in the field/aspect of [sth]พุทธศาสนาpút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎaพุทธศาสนาpút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎaBuddhismเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâa[to] believe (that) ...สรรพสัตว์sàp-pá-sàtสรรพสัตว์sàp-pá-sàtall beings; all sentient creaturesทั้งหลายtáng-lǎaiทั้งหลายtáng-lǎaiall; all theยังคงyang-kongยังคงyang-kongstill; [to] remain; [to] continue to be/have/doเวียนว่ายตายเกิดwiian-wâai-dtaai-gə̀ətเวียนว่ายตายเกิดwiian-wâai-dtaai-gə̀ət1[to] undergo rebirth repeatedly; go through the cycle of birth and death2[to] be trapped in an endless cycleอยู่ในyùu-naiอยู่ในyùu-nai[to] be in [somewhere]ภพสามpóp-sǎamภพสามpóp-sǎamthe three realms (Buddhist cosmology)
In Buddhism, it is believed that all beings are still reincarnating within the three realms of existence.
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การgaanจะjàไปbpaiเกิดgèrtในnaiภพภูมิpóp poomใดdaiในnaiภพสามpóp săamนั้นnánขึ้นอยู่กับkêun yòo gàpกรรมดีgam deeและláeกรรมชั่วgam chûuaที่têeแต่ละdtàe láคนkonได้dâiสั่งสมมาsàng sŏm maa
Which plane of existence one is born into within the three realms depends on the good and bad karma that each person has accumulated.
เป้าหมายbpâo măaiสูงสุดsŏong sùtของkŏngผู้ปฏิบัติธรรมpôo bpà-dtì-bàt tamคือkeuการหลุดพ้นgaan lùt pónจากjàakวัฏสงสารwát sŏng-săanไม่ต้องmâi dtôngกลับมาglàp maaเวียนwiianเกิดgèrtในnaiภพสามpóp săamอีกต่อไปèek dtòr bpai
The ultimate goal of a dharma practitioner is to be liberated from the cycle of rebirth (samsara), no longer having to be reborn in the three realms.
แม้แต่mɛ́ɛ-dtɛ̀ɛเหล่าlàoทวยเทพtuuai-têepที่tîiเสวยสุขsà-wə̌əi-sùkบนbonสวรรค์sà-wǎnก็gɔ̂ยังyangไม่mâiนับว่าnáp-wâaเป็นอิสระbpen-ìt-sà-ràโดยสมบูรณ์dooi-sǒm-buunตราบใดที่dtràap-dai-tîiยังyangติดอยู่dtìt-yùuในnaiภพสามpóp-sǎam
Even the deities enjoying bliss in heaven are not considered completely free, as long as they are still bound within the three realms.
Tones
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Why is ภพสาม said พบ-สาม?
póp-sǎam
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -พ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
póp
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ภพpópภพpóp1realm; plane of existence2existence; lifetime in the cycle of rebirth3(Buddhism) becoming; existencerealm; plane of existencePart 1
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ภพสามpóp-sǎamภพสามpóp-sǎamthe three realms (Buddhist cosmology)the three realms (Buddhist cosmology)Word