Thích Ca Mâu Ni

Definition
  1. Proper Noun:
    • Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha: The historical founder of Buddhism, born as Prince Siddhartha Gautama of the Shakya clan in ancient India (circa 6th-5th century BCE). The name "Thích Ca Mâu Ni" is the Sino-Vietnamese transliteration of "Śākyamuni," meaning "the sage of the Shakya clan."
Usage Examples
  • Proper Noun:
    • Thích Ca Mâu Ni là người sáng lập ra đạo Phật. (Siddhartha Gautama is the founder of Buddhism.)
    • Giáo lý của Thích Ca Mâu Ni tập trung vào việc diệt khổ. (The teachings of Śākyamuni focus on the cessation of suffering.)
Advanced Usage
  • The term is used in formal, religious, and academic contexts to refer specifically to the historical Buddha. It distinguishes him from other Buddhas or Buddhist figures.
Variants and Related Words
  • Đức Phật (n): The Buddha, a title for Siddhartha Gautama after his enlightenment.
  • Tất-đạt-đa Cồ-đàm (n): The Vietnamese transliteration of his birth name, Siddhartha Gautama.
  • Bổn Sư Thích Ca Mâu Ni Phật (n): A reverential full title meaning "Our Original Teacher, the Buddha Śākyamuni."
Synonyms
  • The Buddha: The enlightened one.
  • Siddhartha Gautama: His birth name.
  • Śākyamuni: The Sanskrit/Pali equivalent.
Related Terms
  • Giác ngộ (n): Enlightenment, the state achieved by Thích Ca Mâu Ni under the Bodhi tree.
  • Niết bàn (n): Nirvana, the final goal in Buddhism as taught by him.
  • Tứ diệu đế (n): The Four Noble Truths, a core teaching of Śākyamuni.