วิปัสสนาธุระ

Thai

Etymology

From วิปัสสนา (wí-bpàt-sà-naa) +‎ ธุระ (tú-rá).

Pronunciation
Orthographicวิปัสสนาธุระ
w i p ạ s s n ā dʰ u r a
Phonemic
วิ-ปัด-สะ-นา-ทุ-ระ
w i – p ạ ɗ – s a – n ā – d u – r a
RomanizationPaiboonwí-bpàt-sà-naa-tú-rá
Royal Institutewi-pat-sa-na-thu-ra
(standard) IPA(key)/wi˦˥.pat̚˨˩.sa˨˩.naː˧.tʰu˦˥.raʔ˦˥/(R)

Noun

วิปัสสนาธุระ • (wí-bpàt-sà-naa-tú-rá)

  1. study by means of training one's mind for the purpose of realising that all formations are impermanent, are essenceless, and are not reliable sources of pleasure.
  2. a sect of Theravada Buddhism which teaches and conducts such study.
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