มหากัป(má-hăa gàp)
Meanings
1NounC2
great aeon; great kalpa (Buddhist cosmology)
In Buddhist cosmology, a great aeon: the complete cycle of a world system’s formation, duration, dissolution, and voidness; vastly longer than a regular kalpa.
Examples
ตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2[to] comply with; abide by; obey3according to; in accordance with4along; along (a path); following (direction)5after; behind; in pursuit of6as; in the capacity of (ตามที่/ตามฐานะ)คติká-dtìคติká-dtì1principle; doctrine2moral; maxim; moral of a story3interpretive viewทางtaangทางtaang1direction; side2method; means; manner3classifier: roads/routes/ways4side/party (institutional)5by; via; through (means or channel)6way; route; road; pathพุทธศาสนาpút-tá-sàat-sà-năaพุทธศาสนาpút-tá-sàat-sà-năa1Buddhism2the Buddhist faith/traditionหนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one (single)3certain; particular4first; top; foremost5one (with classifier)มหากัปmá-hăa gàpมหากัปmá-hăa gàp1great aeon; great kalpa (Buddhist cosmology)2classifier for great aeonsคือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectระยะเวลาrá-yá way-laaระยะเวลาrá-yá way-laa1duration; length of time2period; term; time frameที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotยาวนานyaao naanยาวนานyaao naan1long-lasting; prolonged; enduring2for a long timeมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofจินตนาการjin-dtà-naa-gaanจินตนาการjin-dtà-naa-gaan1imagination2[to] imagine; envisionไม่ถึงmâi tĕungไม่ถึงmâi tĕung1less than; not as many as2[to] not reach; [to] not arrive (yet)ประกอบด้วยbprà-gòp dûuaiประกอบด้วยbprà-gòp dûuai[to] consist of; [to] be composed of4ช่วงchûuangช่วงchûuang1period; span (of time)2section; segment (part of something)3range; interval (between limits)4period; time (around now/then)5distance between supports6width span; armspan7span; breadth (across)คือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectการเกิดgaan gèrtการเกิดgaan gèrt1birth2occurrence; happening3formation; generation4rebirth; reincarnationตั้งอยู่dtâng yòoตั้งอยู่dtâng yòo1[to] be located; be situated; stand2[to] be based on; rest upon (figurative)เสื่อมsèuamเสื่อมsèuam1[to] deteriorate; decline2degraded; deteriorated; degenerateและláeและláeand (coordinating)ดับdàpดับdàp1[to] go out; be extinguished2dead; lifeless (figurative/colloquial)3[to] extinguish; turn offของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsจักรวาลjàk-grà-waanจักรวาลjàk-grà-waan1realm; sphere (figurative)2universe; cosmos
According to Buddhist belief, one mahakappa is a period of time so long it's unimaginable, consisting of four phases: the universe's formation, existence, destruction, and void.
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classifier for great aeons
A classifier used to count great aeons in Buddhist cosmology.
Examples
พระพุทธเจ้าprá-pút-tá-jâoพระพุทธเจ้าprá-pút-tá-jâothe Buddha; the Enlightened Oneในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ภัทรpátภัทรpátauspicious; excellentกัปgàpกัปgàpaeon; vast age (cosmology)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ทรงsongทรงsong1shape; form2style; look (e.g., hairstyle)3[royal] to have; possess4[royal] to be; to do5[royal] honorific prefix; royal auxiliaryบำเพ็ญบารมีbam-pen baa-rá-meeบำเพ็ญบารมีbam-pen baa-rá-mee[to] practice the perfections (pāramī)มานานmaa naanมานานmaa naanfor a long time (up to now)ถึงtĕungถึงtĕung1to; toward (recipient/goal)2even; so ... that; to the point that3as far as; concerning (formal)4to; until; up to5[to] arrive; reach6even if; even thoughสี่sèeสี่sèe1four (number)2fourth (ordinal)3four (as a noun)อสงไขยà-sŏng-kăiอสงไขยà-sŏng-kăi1innumerable; countless2an incalculable number or aeonแสนsăenแสนsăen1one hundred thousand (100,000)2very; extremely3very; extremely (prefixed modifier)มหากัปmá-hăa gàpมหากัปmá-hăa gàp1great aeon; great kalpa (Buddhist cosmology)2classifier for great aeons
The Buddhas in this fortunate aeon have cultivated their perfections for four incalculable periods and one hundred thousand great aeons.
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มหากัปmá-hăa gàpมหากัปmá-hăa gàpgreat aeon; great kalpa (Buddhist cosmology)