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Bụt
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Appendix:Variations of "but"
Vietnamese
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Alternative forms
bụt
Etymology
thumb|200px|The Buddha, the original reference of Bụt.
thumb|200px|A depiction of Zhang Guolao, a Taoist immortal, with white hair and beard, more closely resemble the mental image of a Bụt to most Vietnamese.
佛 y en Buddha Phật, from vi pi buddha en awakened; enlightened or vi sa बुद्ध. vi Phật.
While originally (and still) denoted the Buddha, the popular depiction of a Bụt shifted to resemble more closely that of a stereotypical Taoist immortal instead.
Pronunciation
vi bục
Proper noun
孛, 侼, , 𱏎
vi religion Buddha
vi Phật
7 Chúng ta biết rằng hơn 400 năm sau khi Bụt nhập diệt, kinh điển mới được chép thành văn. We know that it was only over 400 years after the Buddha passed away that the classics were committed to writing.
vi folklore a wise and kind old man, usually depicted with a white beard and white clothes, who often appears when the protagonist of a folkloric tale is crying aloud for help and who grants them wishes, comparable to the fairy godmother in Western fairy tales
vi Ông Bụt bất ngờ hiện ra, hỏi: "Vì sao con khóc?" Mr Bụt suddenly appeared and asked, "Why are you crying, my dear child?"
Derived terms
vi Bụt chùa nhà không thiêng bụt nhà không thiêng gần chùa gọi Bụt bằng anh rỗng như đít Bụt
See also
vi Tiên
vi Buddhas Stock characters