(Re-)invented Chan Lineage, Unique Vietnamese Meditation School, or Both? Thích Thanh Từ’s “Revived” Trúc Lâm Tradition of Thiền Tông

This study explores how images of the past have been deployed to set up current arrangements of leadership and institutional identity by considering the career and teachings of Thích Thanh Từ in connection with his “revived” Buddhist tradition in Vietnam. Promoted as a continuation of the unique and...

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Main Author: Trang T. D. Nguyen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-03-01
Series:Religions
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/15/3/352