สามัญลักษณะ(săa-man-lák-sà-nà)
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general characteristics
The general or common characteristics, features, or properties of a group of things.
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สามัญลักษณะsăa-man-lák-sà-nàสามัญลักษณะsăa-man-lák-sà-nà1general characteristics2the three universal characteristics (Buddhism)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsนกnókนกnók1bird2[to] get stood up; miss out (slang)3classifier for birds (ตัว)คือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoปีกbpèekปีกbpèek1wing (animal/aircraft)2wing (building/theater)3wing (sports position)4side; flank; wing (political/factional side)5year of age (elephants, cattle) [classifier]มีขนmee kŏnมีขนmee kŏn1hairy; furry2[to] have hair/fur/feathers/bristlesและláeและláeand (coordinating)ออกลูกòk lôokออกลูกòk lôok1[to] give birth (animals; sometimes of humans)2[to] bear fruit; produce offspring (plants)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsไข่kàiไข่kài1[to] lay eggs; spawn2testicles (vulgar/slang)3egg4zero score (slang, sports/exams)
The common characteristics of birds are having wings, feathers, and laying eggs.
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the three universal characteristics (Buddhism)
In Buddhism, the three universal characteristics of all conditioned things: impermanence (anicca), unsatisfactoriness (dukkha), and non-self (anatta).
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การเจริญวิปัสสนาgaan jà-rern wí-bpàt-sà-naaการเจริญวิปัสสนาgaan jà-rern wí-bpàt-sà-naapractice of vipassanā (insight meditation)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asสามัญลักษณะsăa-man-lák-sà-nàสามัญลักษณะsăa-man-lák-sà-nà1general characteristics2the three universal characteristics (Buddhism)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsสิ่งต่างๆsìng dtàang dtàangสิ่งต่างๆsìng dtàang dtàangthings; stuffได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedชัดเจนchát-jenชัดเจนchát-jen1clear; distinct; obvious2explicit; definite; unambiguous; unequivocalขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/better7[to] sprout; grow; appear
Practicing insight meditation allows us to see the three universal characteristics of things more clearly.
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สามัญลักษณะsăa-man-lák-sà-nàสามัญลักษณะsăa-man-lák-sà-nàgeneral characteristics