Sādhu (Pali word)

Translations of
Sādhu
Sanskritसाधु
(IAST: sādhu)
Palisādhu
Burmeseသာဓု
(MLCTS: sadhu)
Khmerសាធុ
(UNGEGN: sathŭ)
Shanသႃႇထူႉ
([sàa thṵ̂u])
Thaiสาธุ
(RTGS: sathu)
Glossary of Buddhism

Sādhu (from Sanskrit sādhu, "good, virtuous, pious") or Sathu (Thai: สาธุ) is a Pāli word of Sanskrit origin which is used as a formula of approbation in both religious and secular contexts in Southeast Asia. It is a kind of Buddhist version of the 'amen' in Abrahamic religions, or the Svāhā in Yajna, which also served as a form of salutation. Though it is an "untranslatable phrase", it can be variously translated as "amen", "good", "yes" "thank you", "I have received", "well done", "be it so" or "all shall be well".

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