A cai luong (renovated theatre) play dedicated to the King-Monk Tran
Nhan Tong – founder of Vietnamese Zen Buddhism – is expected to debut in
the 11th lunar month, December, this year.
The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta city of Can Tho has
launched five new tours of up to two days that take in popular
destinations, food, culture, and other entertainment.
Friends of Vietnam Friends Heritage (FVH) will host an excursion to the
Yen Tu Mountain on Saturday – the Holy Land of Zen Buddhism in Viet
Nam, which was founded by King Tran Nhan Tong in the 13th century.
Construction of the Truc Lam Phuong Hoang Zen Monastery, a national
spiritual and cultural project, began yesterday in the northern province
of Bac Giang.
A veteran embroidery artisan from Hue, Le Van Kinh,
has completed 25 embroidery works that depict a poem renowned for its
philosophical message by Zen master Man Giac (1052-96).
Thousands of people gathered yesterday at Huong Van Zen Monastery in
central Thua Thien - Hue Province to pray to King-Monk Tran Nhan Tong
(1258-1308) for peace and prosperity.
Poet Nguyen Duy and German Frank Gerke will recite Zen poetry composed
during the Ly and Tran dynasty eras of 1,000 years ago, and pianist The
Hien will accompany them, playing impromptu compositions based on the
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A grand commemoration of the 705th anniversary of the Nirvana attainment
of King-Monk Tran Nhan Tong, the founder of Vietnamese Zen Buddhism,
will be held at the Yen Tu religious and historical site in Quang Ninh
Province from December 1-3.
The Keo Pagoda Festival in Hanh Thien Village in the northern province
of Nam Dinh is being organised to celebrate the birthday of poet and Zen
Master Khong Lo (1016-96), who was a founder of the Keo Pagoda.
The Quang Ninh provincial authorities have said they
will submit a profile of King-Monk Tran Nhan Tong (1258-1308) to UNESCO
for recognition as a Great Man of Culture.
Clumsy restoration of religious sites such as
pagodas and temples is damaging their historical and cultural values,
according to speakers at a conference here yesterday.
The Buddha statue, the largest of its kind in France
made of jade, has been officiated in front of Truc Lam Zen Monastery in
Villebon sur Yvette, the southern surburb of Paris.
