วสวัตตีมาร(wá-sà-wàt-dtee maan)
Meanings
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Vasavatti Mara; the Tempter
Vasavatti Mara, the supreme Tempter or Evil One in Buddhist mythology who rules the highest heaven of the sensual realm and tried to prevent the Buddha from attaining enlightenment
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)พุทธประวัติpút bprà-wàtพุทธประวัติpút bprà-wàt1life of the Buddha2Buddhist hagiography/historyพญาpá-yaaพญาpá-yaa1ruler; king; lord (historical)2honorific prefix for great beings3chief; great one (for animals/plants)วสวัตตีมารwá-sà-wàt-dtee maanวสวัตตีมารwá-sà-wàt-dtee maanVasavatti Mara; the Tempterได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedยกyókยกyók1[to] cite; invoke (as an example/reason)2[to] hold; conduct (event/ceremony); stage (a bout)3[to] waive; exempt; suspend4classifier: bout; round5[to] give; dedicate; donate6[to] promote; elevate (rank/status)7[to] lift; raiseกองทัพgong tápกองทัพgong táp1army; military2a large group; hostมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerขัดขวางkàt kwăangขัดขวางkàt kwăang1[to] obstruct; hinder; impede2[to] oppose; block (an action/plan)พระพุทธเจ้าprá-pút-tá-jâoพระพุทธเจ้าprá-pút-tá-jâothe Buddha; the Enlightened Oneก่อนที่gòn têeก่อนที่gòn têebefore (introducing a clause)จะjàจะjà1will; 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)
According to Buddhist history, Vasavatti Mara brought his army to obstruct the Buddha before his enlightenment.