อาสวะ
aa-sà-wàMeaning
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Buddhism: āsava; taints/mental outflows
In Buddhism, the deep-rooted mental defilements or ‘outflows’ (e.g., sensual desire, becoming, wrong views, ignorance) that perpetuate suffering and rebirth.
Examples
ในทางnai-taangในทางnai-taangin terms of; in the field/aspect of [sth]พุทธศาสนาpút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎaพุทธศาสนาpút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎaBuddhismอาสวะaa-sà-wàอาสวะaa-sà-wàBuddhism: āsava; taints/mental outflowsคือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.กิเลสgì-lèetกิเลสgì-lèet1defilements (Buddhist)2base desire; cravingที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerหมักดองmàk-dɔɔngหมักดองmàk-dɔɔng1[to] pickle [sth]; [to] ferment [sth]2pickled; fermentedอยู่ในyùu-naiอยู่ในyùu-nai[to] be in [somewhere]จิตใจjìt-jaiจิตใจjìt-jaimind; heart; spirit (inner feelings)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)เป็นสาเหตุbpen-sǎa-hèetเป็นสาเหตุbpen-sǎa-hèet[to] be the cause; [to] causeของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffความทุกข์kwaam-túkความทุกข์kwaam-túk1suffering; distress2hardship; adversity3dukkha; suffering; unsatisfactoriness (Buddhism)
In Buddhism, 'asava' are the defilements that ferment in the mind and are the cause of suffering.
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การเจริญวิปัสสนากรรมฐานgaan-jà-rəən-wí-bpàt-sà-naa-gam-má-tǎanมีmiiเป้าหมายbpâo-mǎaiสูงสุดsǔung-sùtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaชำระล้างcham-rá-láangอาสวะaa-sà-wàให้หมดhâi-mòtสิ้นsînไปbpaiจากjàakจิตjìtจนjonบรรลุban-lúพระนิพพานprá-níp-paan
The ultimate goal of practicing insight meditation is to completely cleanse the 'asava' from the mind until one attains Nirvana.
ตราบใดที่dtràap dai têeยังyangละláอาสวะaa-sà-wáไม่ได้mâi dâaiสรรพสัตว์sàp-bpà-sàtก็gâwจะjàยังคงyang kongเวียนว่ายตายเกิดwiian wâai dtaai gèrtอยู่ในyòo naiสังสารวัฏsǎng-săa-rá-wátต่อไปdtòr bpaiไม่mâiสิ้นสุดsîn sùt
As long as one cannot eradicate the 'asava', all beings will continue to be reborn endlessly in the cycle of samsara.
แม้แต่mɛ́ɛ-dtɛ̀ɛในnaiระดับrá-dàpฌานสมาบัติchaan-sà-maa-bàtที่tîiจิตjìtสงบนิ่งsǒng-bìn-ngîngอาสวะกิเลสaa-sà-wà-gì-lèetอย่างละเอียดyàang-lá-ìiatที่เรียกว่าtîi-rîiak-wâaอนุสัยà-nú-sǎiก็gɔ̂ยังคงyang-kongนอนเนื่องnɔɔn-nʉ̂ʉangอยู่yùuรอวันrɔɔ-wanที่จะtîi-jàถูกtùukกระตุ้นgrà-dtûnให้hâiฟุ้งขึ้นมาfúng-kʉ̂n-maaอีกครั้งìik-kráng
Even in the jhanic state of deep meditative calm, the subtle defilements of 'asava', known as latent tendencies (anusaya), still lie dormant, waiting for a day to be triggered and arise again.
Tones
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Why is อาสวะ said อา-สะ-หวะ?
aa-sà-wà
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 endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
aa
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
อาaaอาaa1paternal uncle/aunt (younger than one’s father)2ah3uncle; aunt (familiar address)4prefix (Pali/Skt.): toward; near; throughoutpaternal uncle/aunt (younger than one’s father)Part 1
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