อรูปภพ(à-roo-bpà-póp)

Meanings

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-póp1formless realm (Buddhist cosmology)2meditative attainment: formless realmคือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectภพภูมิpóp poomภพภูมิpóp poom1realm/plane of existence (Buddhist cosmology)2the hierarchy of realmsที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotเหล่าlàoเหล่าlào1group; set; category2the ... (plural/collective marker)3those (when combined with a demonstrative)4classifier (for groups/armies, poetic)สัตว์sàtสัตว์sàt1animal (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)3mental state; mood4mind; 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.
2NounC1

meditative attainment: formless realm

By extension, meditative attainments or states corresponding to the formless realm (arūpāvacara), i.e., the four arūpa-samāpattis.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofฝึกสมาธิfèuk sà-maa-tíฝึกสมาธิfèuk sà-maa-tí[to] meditate; [to] practice meditationขั้นสูงkân sŏongขั้นสูงkân sŏong1advanced; high-level; senior2advanced level; higher tierที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotนำไปสู่nam bpai sòoนำไปสู่nam bpai sòo[to] lead to; result in; give rise toสภาวะsà-paa-wáสภาวะsà-paa-wástate; condition (formal)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsอรูปฌานà-rôop-chaanอรูปฌานà-rôop-chaanformless meditative absorption; immaterial jhāna
He is practicing advanced meditation that leads to the states of the arūpa-jhānas.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

อรูปà-rôopอรูปà-rôop1formless; immaterial; incorporeal2the formless realm(s) (Buddhism)Part 1
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ภพpópภพpóp1realm; plane of existence2existence; lifetime in the cycle of rebirthPart 2
อรูปภพà-roo-bpà-pópอรูปภพà-roo-bpà-pópformless realm (Buddhist cosmology)