เจริญสมาธิภาวนา(jà-rern sà-maa-tí paa-wá-naa)

Meanings

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[to] practice meditation; [to] cultivate concentration (samādhi)

A formal Buddhist term meaning to cultivate concentration through meditation; lit. 'to develop samādhi (concentration).' It refers to training calm and focus, not insight practice (vipassanā).

Examples

ทุกเช้าtúk cháoทุกเช้าtúk cháoevery morningพระสงฆ์prá sŏngพระสงฆ์prá sŏng1the monastic order; Buddhist clergy2a monk (formal/literary)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)วัดwátวัดwát1to gauge; assess2Buddhist temple3to measureนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ใช้เวลาchái way-laaใช้เวลาchái way-laa1[to] spend time [doing sth/with sb]2[to] take (a certain amount of) timeในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)การgaanการgaan1nominalizer2act; action; process3affair; matterเจริญสมาธิภาวนาjà-rern sà-maa-tí paa-wá-naaเจริญสมาธิภาวนาjà-rern sà-maa-tí paa-wá-naa[to] practice meditation; [to] cultivate concentration (samādhi)
Every morning, the monks in this temple spend time cultivating concentration through meditation.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เจริญjà-rernเจริญjà-rern1prosper; flourish; develop2advance; progress3blessed; auspicious (formal)Part 1
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สมาธิภาวนาsà-maa-tí paa-wá-naaสมาธิภาวนาsà-maa-tí paa-wá-naaconcentration meditation; cultivation of samadhiPart 2
เจริญสมาธิภาวนาjà-rern sà-maa-tí paa-wá-naaเจริญสมาธิภาวนาjà-rern sà-maa-tí paa-wá-naa[to] practice meditation; [to] cultivate concentration (samādhi)