สามพิภพ(săam pí-póp)

Meanings

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the three worlds (heaven–human–underworld)

Literary/poetic: the three worlds—heaven, the human world (earth), and the underworld.

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2NounC1

the three realms of existence

By extension (and sometimes interchangeably with ไตรภูมิไตรภูมิdtrai poom1three realms in Buddhism2Traiphum Phra Ruang (cosmology text)): the three realms in Buddhist cosmology—sensual realm (กามภูมิกามภูมิgaam-má-poomsensuous realm (Buddhism)), form realm (รูปภูมิรูปภูมิrôop poomForm Realm (Buddhist cosmology)), and formless realm (อรูปภูมิอรูปภูมิà-rûup-bpà-poomformless realm; immaterial plane (Buddhist cosmology)).

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Word Breakdown

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สามพิภพsăam pí-pópสามพิภพsăam pí-pópthe three worlds (heaven–human–underworld)