อภิญญา
à-pin-yaaMeaning
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supernormal knowledge; higher powers (Buddhism)
In Buddhism, supernormal knowledge or powers gained through deep meditation (e.g., clairvoyance, mind-reading, recalling past lives); often called the ‘higher knowledges’.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillว่ากันว่าwâa-gan-wâaว่ากันว่าwâa-gan-wâait is said that; they sayหลวงพ่อlǔuang-pɔ̂ɔหลวงพ่อlǔuang-pɔ̂ɔ1Venerable monk (form of address)2revered Buddha image/statueองค์ongองค์ong1classifier: monks; royalty; deities; sacred statues2honorific prefix (royalty; deities; revered figures)3body (royal usage)4element; component (formal/technical)นั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoอภิญญาà-pin-yaaอภิญญาà-pin-yaasupernormal knowledge; higher powers (Buddhism)สามารถsǎa-mâatสามารถsǎa-mâat1able; capable2talented; competentล่วงรู้lûuang-rúuล่วงรู้lûuang-rúu1[to] know beforehand; foresee2[to] be privy to; learn a secretเหตุการณ์hèet-gaanเหตุการณ์hèet-gaan1event; incident; occurrence2situation; state of affairs3classifier: ครั้ง / เหตุการณ์ในอนาคตnai-à-naa-kótในอนาคตnai-à-naa-kótin the futureได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
It is said that that senior monk possesses supernormal powers and can know future events.
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บางคนbaang konฝึกสมาธิfèuk sà-maa-tíอย่างหนักyàang nàkเพราะpráwหวังว่าwăng wâaจะได้jà dâaiอภิญญาà-pin-yaaเช่นchênตาทิพย์dtaa típหรือrĕuหูทิพย์hŏo típ
Some people meditate intensely because they hope to attain higher knowledge, such as clairvoyance or clairaudience.
ในทางnai-taangพุทธศาสนาpút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎaการได้gaan-dâaiอภิญญาà-pin-yaaไม่ใช่mâi-châiเป้าหมายbpâo-mǎaiสูงสุดsǔung-sùtแต่dtɛ̀ɛเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangผลพลอยได้pǒn-plɔɔi-dâaiจากjàakการฝึกจิตgaan-fʉ̀k-jìtอย่างถูกวิธีyàang-tùuk-wí-tii
In Buddhism, attaining supernormal powers is not the ultimate goal, but merely a byproduct of practicing mental cultivation correctly.
ผู้ที่pûu-tîiบรรลุban-lúฌานสมาบัติchaan-sà-maa-bàtในnaiระดับสูงrá-dàp-sǔungอาจàatเกิดgə̀ətอภิญญาà-pin-yaaทำให้tam-hâiระลึกrá-lʉ́kชาติchâatได้dâaiหรือrʉ̌ʉอ่านใจàan-jaiคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnได้dâai
Those who achieve high levels of meditative absorption (jhana) may develop supernormal powers, enabling them to recall past lives or read others' minds.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อภิญญา said อะ-พิน-ยา?
à-pin-yaa
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
à
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |