สามพิภพ(săam pí-póp)

Meanings

1NounC1

the three worlds (heaven–human–underworld)

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

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)).

Word Breakdown

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