สมณธรรม(sà-má-ná-tam)
Meanings
1NounC1
monastic virtues/practices
The virtues, practices, or moral qualities proper to monastic life, especially in Buddhism.
Examples
หลวงพ่อlŭuang pâwหลวงพ่อlŭuang pâw1Venerable monk (form of address)2revered Buddha image/statue3respected elder monk (specific abbot)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsพระที่prá têeพระที่prá têemonks’ quarters; monks’ living areaเปี่ยมด้วยbpìiam dûuaiเปี่ยมด้วยbpìiam dûuai[to] be full of [sth]; [to] be filled with [sth]สมณธรรมsà-má-ná-tamสมณธรรมsà-má-ná-tam1monastic virtues/practices2teachings/discipline for monksเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsที่เคารพtêe kao-rópที่เคารพtêe kao-róp1respected; esteemed (postpositive)2Respected ... (salutation)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)
The venerable father is a monk full of monastic virtues and is respected by the villagers.
2NounC1
teachings/discipline for monks
Teachings or disciplinary principles pertaining to monks and monastic conduct.
Examples
พระใหม่prá màiพระใหม่prá mài1newly made Buddha amulet2newly ordained monkต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightศึกษาsèuk-săaศึกษาsèuk-săa1[to] study; learn2[to] research; investigate3[to] consider; look intoพระธรรมวินัยprá-tam-wí-naiพระธรรมวินัยprá-tam-wí-naithe Dhamma-Vinayaและláeและláeand (coordinating)สมณธรรมsà-má-ná-tamสมณธรรมsà-má-ná-tam1monastic virtues/practices2teachings/discipline for monksเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofจะได้jà dâaiจะได้jà dâai1so that; in order that; that way2will be able to; get to; come to3then; so (result in instructions/explanations)ปฏิบัติตัวbpà-dtì-bàt dtuuaปฏิบัติตัวbpà-dtì-bàt dtuua1[to] behave; conduct oneself2[to] follow recommended practices (self-care)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedถูกต้องtòok dtôngถูกต้องtòok dtông1correct; right2proper; in accordance3exactly; rightly; correctly
New monks must study the Dhamma-Vinaya and monastic principles to conduct themselves correctly.
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สมณธรรมsà-má-ná-tamสมณธรรมsà-má-ná-tammonastic virtues/practices