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Temples & Buddhism
Words for temples and Buddhist events. Buddhism is part of daily life in Thailand, so these often come up in conversation and in the news.
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| Thai | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| พระพุทธรูป | phrá-phút-thá-rûuppʰrá.pʰút.tʰá.rûːp | Buddha image | |
| พระพุทธเจ้า | phrá-phút-thá-jâaopʰrá.pʰút.tʰá.tɕâːw | the Buddha | |
| ศาสนาพุทธ | sàat-sà-nǎa phútsàːt.sà.nǎː pʰút | Buddhism | |
| สึก | sʉ̀ksɯ̀k | to leave the monkhood | |
| เณร | neenneːn | novice monk | |
| แม่ชี | mɛ̂ɛ-chiimɛ̂ː.tɕʰiː | Buddhist nun (in white robes) | |
| สวดมนต์ | sùat-monsùat.mon | to chant; to pray | |
| เจดีย์ | jee-diitɕeː.diː | stupa; chedi | |
| ศาลพระภูมิ | sǎan phrá-phuumsǎːn pʰrá.pʰuːm | spirit house | |
| สาธุ | sǎa-thúsǎː.tʰú | sathu (an expression of blessing) | |
| ศีล | sǐinsǐːn | Buddhist precepts | |
| กรรม | gamkam | karma; retribution | |
| เวรกรรม | ween-gamweːn.kam | karma; just deserts | |
| นิพพาน | níp-phaanníp.pʰaːn | nirvana | |
| ชาติหน้า | châat-nâatɕʰâːt.nâː | next life | |
| กราบ | gràapkràːp | to prostrate (with the forehead to the floor) | |
| เข้าวัด | khâo wátkʰâw wát | to go to the temple | |
| กรวดน้ำ | grùat náamkrùat náːm | to pour water to dedicate merit | |
| หลวงพ่อ | lǔang-phɔ̂ɔlǔaŋ.pʰɔ̂ː | venerable monk; elder monk | |
| ปล่อยปลา | plɔ̀i plaaplɔ̀j plaː | to release fish (to make merit) |
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