“These epitaphs were engraved during the Tran Dynasty and the Renaissance of the Le Dynasty. This year, the Tran Nhan Tong Institute will organize a conference on the Third Patriarch, thereby deepening the research and collecting more documents about the Zen Master. “, PhD. Nguyen Van Phong said.
Researching about Zen Master Huyen Quang, Ms. Dinh Thi Thuy Hien, lecturer at the Department of History, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi National University, affirmed that the writings he left behind were historical books. , books of transmission of lanterns, inscriptions, statues and tablets of the Third Patriarch Huyen Quang in statue sets, sets of Third Patriarch tablets in some ancient temples… have long attracted scholars in many fields, both inside and outside. Buddhist Church.
Ms. Thuy Hien said that the research results have brought a rich and profound understanding of an outstandingly talented historical figure who made many contributions to the country during the Tran Dynasty; about a Zen master who had great influence in the history of Dai Viet Buddhism.
The delegates also discussed the troubles in life, stories about Zen Master Huyen Quang; Buddhist ideology and the role of Zen masters in the Truc Lam Yen Tu Zen sect during the Tran dynasty; The Third Patriarch of Truc Lam and Vietnamese religious culture in the national cultural flow; Zen Master Huyen Quang and the ideological values of Buddhist life; Truc Lam Buddhist pagoda system on the Yen Tu range and the imprint of Tam Patriarch Huyen Quang; archaeological research in the Ngoa Van relic cluster on Buddhism, as well as the management, conservation and promotion of the value of Tran Dynasty relics in Dong Trieu.
Huyen Quang Poetry Night is within the framework of the Seminar (Photo: Organizing Committee).
Venerable Thich Thanh Quyet, Vice Chairman of the Central Executive Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, Director of the Vietnam Buddhist Academy in Hanoi, emphasized that Ngoa Van relic is an important spiritual destination. The place where the “King turned into Buddha”, the place where the complete life of Buddha Tran Nhan Tong’s life of preaching the Dharma and saving monks, his life of building and protecting the country, and the continuing role of Zen Master Huyen Quang, ended. The Organizing Committee and scientists will continue to complete reports and compile them into yearbooks, preserving the contributions of the Third Patriarch Huyen Quang to the development of Vietnamese Buddhism.
Within the framework of the Seminar, on the evening of March 2, Huyen Quang Poetry Night took place with poems by Zen master and poet Huyen Quang. Poems about the natural scenery in the heart of the many moods of Tam Patriarch Huyen Quang and the Zen master’s path to enlightenment and enlightenment were expressed in a poetry night to commemorate and express gratitude for his merits towards Buddhism. Buddhism in general and Truc Lam Zen sect in particular.