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Vietnamese
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 事 (“to serve”, SV: sự) or 示 (thị, “altar”)
Pronunciation
Verb
thờ • (蜍, 𠄜, 徐, 除, 悇)
- to worship
- ảnh thờ ― picture for on altar
2008, Diệu Kim, Đố vui Phật pháp, Nhà sách Quang Minh, page 21:Tuy nhiên, ta nên thờ Phật Thích-ca Mâu-ni, vì đây là người khai sáng đạo Phật, gọi là Phật Bổn sư, là vị Phật xuất hiện nơi thế giới này trong thời hiện tại.- We should however worship Śākyamuni, as he is the founder of Buddhism, the one called Běn Shì, he is the Buddha that appeared in this world in the present time.
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