เขตสังฆกรรม(kèt săng-ká-gam)
Meanings
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monastic boundary (sīmā)
the fixed area where Buddhist monks may perform official acts as a group, such as ordination; also called the sīmā (monastic boundary)
Examples
พิธีอุปสมบทpí-tee ù-bpà-sŏm-bòtพิธีอุปสมบทpí-tee ù-bpà-sŏm-bòtBuddhist ordination ceremonyจะต้องjà dtôngจะต้องjà dtông1must; have to; be obliged to2be certain/inevitableกระทำgrà-tamกระทำgrà-tam1[to] do; perform; act2[to] commit (an act/offense)3[to] treat; act toward4action; deed (in compounds)ภายในpaai naiภายในpaai nai1inside; internal2within (time limit); by3within; inside (place/scope)4inside; indoorsเขตสังฆกรรมkèt săng-ká-gamเขตสังฆกรรมkèt săng-ká-gammonastic boundary (sīmā)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsอุโบสถù-boh-sòtอุโบสถù-boh-sòt1ubosot; ordination hall2uposatha day (observance day)เท่านั้นtâo nánเท่านั้นtâo nán1only; just; no more than2that much/that many; to that extent3that’s all; period (sentence‑final)
The ordination ceremony must be performed only within the monastic boundary of the main chapel.
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Word Breakdown
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เขตสังฆกรรมkèt săng-ká-gamเขตสังฆกรรมkèt săng-ká-gammonastic boundary (sīmā)