อิทธิบาท
ìt-tí-bàat
Meanings
1NounC1
Four bases of spiritual power (Buddhism)
In Buddhism, the four mental qualities that lead to success or spiritual power: desire/zeal (chanda), energy/effort (viriya), intent/focus (citta), and investigation/discernment (vīmaṃsā). In Thai, it is also used more broadly to mean key factors for success.
Examples
ถ้าtâaถ้าtâa1if; in case2if only; provided that (conditional emphasis)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forประสบความสำเร็จbprà-sòp kwaam săm-rètประสบความสำเร็จbprà-sòp kwaam săm-rèt[to] succeed; achieve successในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ชีวิตchee-wítชีวิตchee-wít1life (one’s life; way of living)2lifetime; lifespan3life (state of being alive)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightยึดหลักyéut làkยึดหลักyéut làk[to] adhere to a principleอิทธิบาทìt-tí-bàatอิทธิบาทìt-tí-bàatFour bases of spiritual power (Buddhism)4ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserve
If you want to succeed in life, you must adhere to the four principles for success (Iddhipāda).