สังขาร

săng-kăan

Meanings

1NounB2

the body; physical condition

The body or physical condition of a person, especially seen as aging, decaying, and subject to change.

Examples

แม้máeแม้máe1even2even; even if; althoughเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)ทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateไหวwăiไหวwăi1[to] be able to; manage to2[to] shake; tremble; quiver3sensitive; responsive (to stimuli)4[to] sense; perceive (subtle or spiritual)แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)สังขารsăng-kăanสังขารsăng-kăan1the body; physical condition2conditioned phenomena (Buddhist)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toเตือนdteuuanเตือนdteuuan1[to] warn2[to] remind3[to] caution; admonishด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toอาการปวดaa-gaan bpùuatอาการปวดaa-gaan bpùuatpain; acheเข่าkàoเข่าkàoknee
Although he can still work, his physical condition has begun to warn him with knee pain.
2NounC2

conditioned phenomena (Buddhist)

In Buddhism, conditioned phenomena; things formed by causes and conditions, and thus impermanent and changeable.

Examples

พระอาจารย์prá aa-jaanพระอาจารย์prá aa-jaan1Venerable teacher (Buddhist monk)2revered monk-teacher (form of address)อธิบายà-tí-baaiอธิบายà-tí-baai1[to] interpret; expound2[to] explain; clarifyว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeสังขารsăng-kăanสังขารsăng-kăan1the body; physical condition2conditioned phenomena (Buddhist)คือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectสิ่งที่sìng têeสิ่งที่sìng têethe thing that; whatเกิดจากgèrt jàakเกิดจากgèrt jàak1[to] result from [sth]; be caused by [sth]; arise from [sth]2[to] be formed from; originate from; be produced byเหตุปัจจัยhèt bpàt-jaiเหตุปัจจัยhèt bpàt-jaicauses and factorsและláeและláeand (coordinating)ย่อมyômย่อมyômnaturally; as expectedแปรไปbprae bpaiแปรไปbprae bpai[to] change; alterตามdtaamตามdtaam1[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)เงื่อนไขngêuuan kăiเงื่อนไขngêuuan kăi1condition; requirement2terms; provisions3constraint; limitationไม่ควรmâi kuuanไม่ควรmâi kuuan1should not; ought not2inappropriate; improperยึดติดyéut dtìtยึดติดyéut dtìt1[to] stick; adhere (to [sth])2[to] cling to; be fixated on3stuck; adherent
The monk explained that sankhara are things formed by causes and conditions and inevitably change according to circumstances; we should not cling to them.