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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.
Nguyễn Tấn Dũng (Vietnamese pronunciation: [ŋwiən˦ˀ˥ tən˧˦ zʊwŋ͡m˦ˀ˥]; born 17 November 1949) is a Vietnamese politician who served as the Prime Minister of Vietnam from 2006 to 2016.