ละตัณหา(lá dtan-hăa)

Meanings

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[to] renounce craving; abandon worldly desire

To abandon or free oneself from craving, thirst, or sensual desire. This is a key concept in Buddhism, representing the cessation of the cause of suffering.

Examples

การถือศีลgaan tĕu sĭinการถือศีลgaan tĕu sĭinobservance of precepts; keeping the preceptsภาวนาpaa-wá-naaภาวนาpaa-wá-naa1[to] pray; [to] recite a prayer2[to] earnestly wish for3[to] meditate; [to] chant (Buddhist practice)ช่วยให้chûuai hâiช่วยให้chûuai hâi[to] enable; help [sb/sth] (to) do [sth]; make [sth] possible/easierเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ฝึกฝนfèuk fŏnฝึกฝนfèuk fŏn1[to] practice; train [sb]/[oneself] (repeatedly)2[to] cultivate; refine [skills/discipline]ที่จะtêe jàที่จะtêe jà1that/which/who will; that is/are going to2to (after a noun/adj; infinitival 'to')ละตัณหาlá dtan-hăaละตัณหาlá dtan-hăa[to] renounce craving; abandon worldly desireได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreed
Observing precepts and meditating helps us practice abandoning our cravings.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ละláละlá1[to] quit; give up; drop; let go (of)2[to] omit; leave out; skip3topic/softening particle4each; per (spoken)Part 1
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ตัณหาdtan-hăaตัณหาdtan-hăa1craving; strong desire2lust (Buddhist context)3attachment; thirsting (doctrinal)Part 2
ละตัณหาlá dtan-hăaละตัณหาlá dtan-hăa[to] renounce craving; abandon worldly desire