มหากัลป์(má-hăa-gan)
Meanings
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great aeon; eternity
a great aeon or an unimaginably long period of time; an eternity (often referring to the lifespan of a universe in Buddhist cosmology)
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)ความเชื่อkwaam chêuuaความเชื่อkwaam chêuua1belief; conviction2faith (religious)3traditional/superstitious beliefในทางnai taangในทางnai taangin terms of; in the field/aspect of [sth]พระพุทธศาสนาprá-pút-tá-sàat-sà-năaพระพุทธศาสนาprá-pút-tá-sàat-sà-năaBuddhismกว่าที่gwàa têeกว่าที่gwàa têe1than (what/that)2not until; by the time thatพระโพธิสัตว์prá-poh-tí-sàtพระโพธิสัตว์prá-poh-tí-sàtBodhisattvaจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ตรัสรู้dtràt rúuตรัสรู้dtràt rúu[to] attain enlightenment (Buddhism)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightบำเพ็ญบารมีbam-pen baa-rá-meeบำเพ็ญบารมีbam-pen baa-rá-mee[to] practice the perfections (pāramī)ยาวนานyaao naanยาวนานyaao naan1long-lasting; prolonged; enduring2for a long timeหลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)มหากัลป์má-hăa-ganมหากัลป์má-hăa-gangreat aeon; eternity
According to Buddhist belief, before a Bodhisattva can attain enlightenment, they must accumulate merit and perfections for many great aeons.
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มหากัลป์má-hăa-ganมหากัลป์má-hăa-gangreat aeon; eternity