รูปาวจร(roo-bpaa-wá-jon)
Meanings
1NounC2
realm of form
the realm of form or fine-material sphere in Buddhist cosmology
Examples
สัตว์sàtสัตว์sàt1animal (non-human creature)2beast; brute (pejorative)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotเกิดgèrtเกิดgèrt1to be born2born (indicating birthplace/time)3to happen; occur; arise4if (เกิด…); too; overly (เกิด…ไป)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)รูปาวจรภูมิrôo-bpaa-wá-jon-poomรูปาวจรภูมิrôo-bpaa-wá-jon-poomplane of form; fine-material sphereจะมีjà meeจะมีjà meethere will be; [to] have (in the future)รูปกายrôop gaaiรูปกายrôop gaai1physical body; bodily form; physique2material body (vs. mind/spirit)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotละเอียดอ่อนlá-ìiat ònละเอียดอ่อนlá-ìiat òn1delicate; subtle; fine; nuanced2sensitive; delicate (topic/situation/person)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
Beings born in the realm of form will have very subtle physical bodies.
2AdjectiveC2
belonging to the realm of form
belonging or relating to the fine-material sphere in Buddhist philosophy
Examples
การเจริญสมาธิgaan jà-rern sà-maa-tíการเจริญสมาธิgaan jà-rern sà-maa-tímeditation practiceจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofได้ฌานdâi chaanได้ฌานdâi chaan[to] achieve meditative absorptionจัดเป็นjàt bpenจัดเป็นjàt bpen[to] be regarded as; be considered; count as; constituteรูปาวจรroo-bpaa-wá-jonรูปาวจรroo-bpaa-wá-jon1realm of form2belonging to the realm of formกุศลgù-sŏnกุศลgù-sŏn1merit; wholesome karma2good deed; charitable actที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotให้ผลhâi pŏnให้ผลhâi pŏn1[to] yield results; be effective2[to] bear fruit; produce fruitในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ชาติหน้าchâat nâaชาติหน้าchâat nâa1next life; future life2never (idiom)
Cultivating concentration to the level of Jhana is classified as fine-material sphere wholesome kamma that yields results in the next life.