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  2. Dharma name - Wikipedia

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    A Dharma name is a new name acquired during both lay and monastic Buddhist initiation rituals in Mahayana Buddhism [1] ... the Sino-Vietnamese name for Shakyamuni ...

  3. Thích Quảng Đức - Wikipedia

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    Thích Hoằng Thâm raised him as a son and Lâm Văn Túc changed his name to Nguyễn Văn Khiết. At age 15, he took the samanera vows and was ordained as a monk at age 20 under the dharma name Thích Quảng Đức. The Vietnamese name Thích is from "Thích Ca" or "Thích Già" , means "of the Shakya clan."

  4. Thích Nhất Hạnh - Wikipedia

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    The Vietnamese name Thích is from "Thích Ca" or "Thích Già" (釋迦, "of the Shakya clan"). [17] All Buddhist monastics in East Asian Buddhism adopt this name as their surname, implying that their first family is the Buddhist community. In many Buddhist traditions, a person can receive a progression of names. The lineage name is given first ...

  5. Buddhism in Vietnam - Wikipedia

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    Buddhism in Vietnam (Vietnamese: Đạo Phật, 道佛 or Phật Giáo, 佛教), as practiced by the Vietnamese people, is a form of East Asian Mahayana Buddhism. It is the main religion in Vietnam .

  6. Vajrapani - Wikipedia

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    In Vietnamese Buddhism, Vajrapani is considered the Dharma and is said to have eight Vajrapani, called Bát bộ kim cương. Sùng Thiện Diên Linh stele (built 1122) in Long Đọi Temple from the Lý dynasty mentioned eight. [25]

  7. Glossary of Buddhism - Wikipedia

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    dhamma name/dharma name A Dharma name or Dhamma name is a new name traditionally bestowed by a Buddhist monastic, given to newly ordained monks, nuns, and laity during both lay and monastic Buddhist initiation ritual in Mahayana Buddhism and monastic ordination in Theravada Buddhism (where it may also be called a Sangha name). Dhamma names are ...

  8. Buddhist surname - Wikipedia

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    In East Asian Buddhism, monks and nuns usually adopt a Buddhist surname and a Dharma name, which are combined in the surname-first East-Asian naming order.Since the 4th century the standard Buddhist surname has been Shi (Chinese: 釋, Korean: Seok, Vietnamese: Thích, [1] Japanese: Shaku), which is the first syllable of Shijiamouni, the Chinese word for Shakyamuni. [2]

  9. List of bodhisattvas - Wikipedia

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    According to Buddhism, Maitreya is regarded as the future buddha. In Buddhist tradition, Maitreya is a bodhisattva who will appear on Earth in the future, achieve complete enlightenment, and teach the pure dharma. According to scriptures, Maitreya will be a successor to the present Buddha, Gautama Buddha.