Trúc Lâm Yên Tử (竹林安子), or simply Trúc Lâm ("Bamboo Grove"), is a Vietnamese Thiền (i.e. Zen ) sect. The school was founded by Emperor Trần Nhân Tông (1258–1308) showing influence from Confucian and Taoist philosophy. Trúc Lâm's prestige later waned as Confucianism became dominant in the later imperial court.
6-557: A revival was attempted by later adherents including Ngô Thì Nhậm (1746–1803) during the Tây Sơn dynasty . Nhậm attempted to harmonize the " Three teachings " of Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism. In modern times, Thiền sư Venerable Thích Thanh Từ has revived the Trúc Lâm Zen lineage by combining the teachings of the three early Patriarchs of the tradition: Trần Nhân Tông , Pháp Loa , and Huyền Quang . His efforts are brought forth from
12-704: The Sublime) by Zhiyi (538–597), the classic Ngũ Đình Tâm Quán (The Five Methods of Calming Meditation) found in the Zuochan sanmei jing (坐禪三昧經) of Kumārajīva and the Tham Thiền Yếu Chỉ (Main Discourse on Meditation) of master Xuyun (1840–1959) which focuses on huatou (thoại đầu) practice. Thích Thanh Từ reputation eventually grew and he became the most widely respected Vietnamese master in contemporary Vietnamese Thiền Buddhism. Thích Thanh Từ's influence has also reached
18-508: The West and some of his works have been translated. Ng%C3%B4 Th%C3%AC Nh%E1%BA%ADm Ngô Thì Nhậm or Ngô Thời Nhiệm ( chữ Hán : 吳時任 , 1746–1803) was an important Vietnamese scholar and official who served several regimes during the turbulent last decades of the eighteenth century. He had served as an official for the Trịnh lords before losing his position as a result of a coup that followed
24-672: The death of the Trịnh lord Trịnh Sâm in 1782. He retreated from public life, focusing on his scholarship, before being lured back to official service by the Tây Sơn leader, Nguyễn Huệ in the late 1780s. He served the Tay Son regime with enthusiasm during the reign of the Quang Trung Emperor (r. 1788-1792), writing edicts for the Tây Sơn court, and serving as an emissary to the Chinese court. After
30-508: The principles of three Patriarchs whom he believes have minimal amounts of transition from traditional Chinese Buddhism . Thích Thanh Từ claims to be re-establishing the Trúc Lâm traditions but in his own way has modified it from its original ways. According to Thích Thanh Từ's own writings, he drew on various meditation sources in developing the new Trúc Lâm meditation method, including Lục Diệu Pháp Môn (C. Liumiao famen 六妙法門, Six Dharma Gates to
36-591: The unexpected death of the Quang Trung Emperor and the ascent to the throne of an underage son, Ngô Thì Nhậm slowly decreased his service to the court, and turned his attention to an interest in Vietnamese Buddhism . He became noted for his writings on Vietnamese Buddhism, and was actively involved in attempting to revive the 13th Century Trúc Lâm ("Bamboo Grove") zen sect, the only native Vietnamese school of Buddhism. The revival attempted to harmonize
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