อรูปภพ
à-roo-bpà-pópMeaning
1NounC1
formless realm (Buddhist cosmology)
In Buddhist cosmology, the formless realm where beings exist without material form, corresponding to the levels accessible through the four arūpa-samāpattis; the ‘formless realm’.
Examples
อรูปภพà-roo-bpà-pópอรูปภพà-roo-bpà-pópformless realm (Buddhist cosmology)คือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.ภพภูมิpóp poomภพภูมิpóp poomrealm/plane of existence (Buddhist cosmology)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเหล่าlàoเหล่าlào1group; set; category2the ... (plural/collective marker)3classifier: groups; kinds; military branchesสัตว์sàtสัตว์sàt1animal (non-human creature)2beast; brute (pejorative)ไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockรูปกายrôop gaaiรูปกายrôop gaai1physical body; bodily form; physique2material body (vs. mind/spirit)อาศัยอยู่aa-săi yòoอาศัยอยู่aa-săi yòo[to] live; reside; dwell; inhabitมีแต่mee dtàeมีแต่mee dtàe1have only; nothing but2there is/are only; nothing else3do nothing but; only ever [do]4only serves to; merely results inจิตjìtจิตjìt1mind; psyche2mind; consciousness; spirit (Buddhist/psychological)3mind; mental- (bound form)เท่านั้นtâo nánเท่านั้นtâo nán1only; just; no more than2that much/that many; to that extent3that’s all; period (sentence‑final)
The formless realm is a plane of existence where beings reside without a physical body, having only mind.
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ผู้pôoที่têeจะjàไปbpaiเกิดgèrtในnaiอรูปภพà-roo-bpà-pópได้dâiนั้นnánจะต้องjà dtôngเป็นbpenผู้ที่pôo têeได้dâiฌานสมาบัติchaan sà-maa-bàtในnaiระดับrá-dàpอรูปฌานà-rôop-chaanเท่านั้นtâo nán
Only those who have attained the meditative absorptions of the formless jhānas can be reborn in the formless realm.
การดำรงอยู่gaan dam-rong yòoในnaiอรูปภพà-roo-bpà-pópเป็นbpenการgaanเสวยsà-wĕoiผลบุญpŏn-bunด้วยdûuayจิตjìtล้วนๆlúuan-lúuanถือเป็นtĕu bpenภพภูมิpóp poomที่têeละเอียดlá-ìiatและláeสูงสุดsŏong sùtในnaiไตรภพdtrai-póp
Existence in the formless realm is the experiencing of karmic results through mind alone, considered the most subtle and highest realm in the three worlds.
ถึงแม้จะtĕung máe jàมีmeeอายุขัยaa-yú kăiที่têeยาวนานyaao naanอย่างyàangเหลือlĕuuaเชื่อchêuuaอรูปภพà-roo-bpà-pópก็gâwยังคงyang kongอยู่ภายใต้yòo paai dtâiกฎแห่งกรรมgòt hàeng gamและláeความไม่เที่ยงkwaam mâi tîiang
Despite having an incredibly long lifespan, the formless realm is still subject to the law of karma and impermanence.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อรูปภพ said อะ-หรูบ-พบ?
à-roo-bpà-póp
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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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
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
อรูปà-rùupอรูปà-rùup1formless; immaterial; incorporeal2the formless realm(s) (Buddhism)formless; immaterial; incorporealPart 1
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ภพpópภพpóp1realm; plane of existence2existence; lifetime in the cycle of rebirth3(Buddhism) becoming; existencerealm; plane of existencePart 2
อรูปภพà-roo-bpà-pópอรูปภพà-roo-bpà-pópformless realm (Buddhist cosmology)formless realm (Buddhist cosmology)Word