กรวดน้ำ
pour ceremonial water to dedicate merit
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It means to perform a Buddhist water-pouring ritual to dedicate merit to others, especially the deceased.
pour ceremonial water to dedicate merit
It describes pouring water ceremonially while dedicating the merit of good deeds to others.
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หลังทำบุญ เราก็กรวดน้ำ lǎŋ tham bun raw kɔ̂ɔ krùatnáam After making merit, we perform the water-pouring ritual. หลังทำบุญ เราก็กรวดน้ำ details
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แม่กรวดน้ำให้ผู้ล่วงลับ mɛ̂ɛ krùatnáam hây phûu lûaŋláp Mom pours ceremonial water to dedicate merit to the deceased. แม่กรวดน้ำให้ผู้ล่วงลับ details
Learning notes
Explanation
In Thai Buddhism, people make merit through acts such as giving alms or offering food to monks. กรวดน้ำ refers to a water-pouring ritual performed to share or dedicate that merit, often to deceased relatives. Typically, water is slowly poured from a small vessel into a bowl and later emptied onto the ground or near a tree. The ritual may accompany monks' chanting. Use กรวดน้ำให้ followed by a person or group to say whom the merit is dedicated to. This is a familiar term used by laypeople as well as monks.
Usage
You will hear this word after temple offerings or almsgiving, at memorial ceremonies, and when someone explains Buddhist rituals. Its use extends beyond funerals to ordinary family merit-making activities.
Caution
Do not use this for everyday pouring or watering: เทน้ำ means to pour water, and รดน้ำ is used for watering plants. The ritual centers on dedicating merit; translating it as atoning for the sins of the dead is misleading.