ภวจักร
pá-wá-jàkMeaning
1NounC1
cycle of existence; samsara; wheel of becoming
the cyclical process of birth, death, and rebirth (samsara); the wheel of becoming in Buddhist thought
Examples
ในทางnai-taangในทางnai-taangin terms of; in the field/aspect of [sth]พุทธศาสนาpút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎaพุทธศาสนาpút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎaBuddhismสอนsɔ̌ɔnสอนsɔ̌ɔn1[to] teach [sb] [sth]2[to] admonish; give moral guidanceว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeสรรพสัตว์sàp-pá-sàtสรรพสัตว์sàp-pá-sàtall beings; all sentient creaturesทั้งหลายtáng-lǎaiทั้งหลายtáng-lǎaiall; all theล้วนlúuanล้วนlúuan1entirely; all; nothing but2pure; unmixed; wholeเวียนว่ายwiian-wâaiเวียนว่ายwiian-wâai1[to] circle around; move round and round2[to] be stuck in cycles; undergo repeated rebirthอยู่ในyùu-naiอยู่ในyùu-nai[to] be in [somewhere]ภวจักรpá-wá-jàkภวจักรpá-wá-jàkcycle of existence; samsara; wheel of becoming
In Buddhism, it is taught that all beings are caught in the cycle of rebirth (samsara).
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การปฏิบัติธรรมgaan-bpà-dtì-bàt-tamคือkʉʉหนทางhǒn-taangที่จะtîi-jàทำให้tam-hâiตนเองdton-eengหลุดพ้นlùt-pónจากjàakภวจักรpá-wá-jàkที่tîiไม่มีที่สิ้นสุดmâi-mii-tîi-sîn-sùt
Practicing the Dhamma is the path to liberating oneself from the endless wheel of becoming.
เป้าหมายbpâo-mǎaiสูงสุดsǔung-sùtของkɔ̌ɔngผู้ปฏิบัติpûu-bpà-dtì-bàtคือkʉʉการตัดgaan-dtàtบ่วงกรรมbùuang-gamที่tîiผูกมัดpùuk-mátตนdtonไว้wáiกับgàpภวจักรpá-wá-jàkให้hâiสิ้นsînไปbpai
The ultimate goal of a practitioner is to sever the karmic bonds that tie them to the cycle of samsara.
ตราบใดที่dtràap dai têeยังyangถูกtòokอวิชชาà-wít-chaaครอบงำkrôp ngamก็gâwยังyangต้องdtôngเวียนวนwiian wonท่องเที่ยวtông tîaoไปbpaiในnaiภพpópภูมิต่างๆpoom dtàang-dtàangของkŏngภวจักรpá-wá-jàkไม่mâiจบสิ้นjòp sîn
As long as one is still deluded by ignorance, one must continue to wander endlessly through the various realms of the wheel of becoming.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ภวจักร said พะ-วะ-จัก?
pá-wá-jàk
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
pá
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 | — | — |