nam mô

See also: nằm mơ and nấm mồ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

nam-mô
na mô
nam vô

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 南無, from Chinese 南無／南无, from Sanskrit नमो (namo).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [naːm˧˧ mo˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [naːm˧˧ mow˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [naːm˧˧ mow˧˧]

Verb

(Buddhism, only in fixed expressions) to invoke (a Buddha or a Bodhisattva)
nam mô A Di Đà Phật
my Amitābha Buddha

nam mô Quan/Quán Thế Âm Bồ Tát
my Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva

nam-mô Bổn sư Thích-ca Mâu-ni Phật
my Lord Shakyamuni Buddha

miệng nam mô, bụng một bồ dao găm
the person mentioned pretends to preach Buddhist teachings, but they are secretly evil

Derived terms

Derived terms

Nam mô A Di Đà Phật

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