Tran Nhan Tong 1258 – 1308
Tran Nhan Tong (1258 – 1308) was a Vietnamese philosopher of the Medieval era, associated with Buddhism.
Tran Nhan Tong was a Vietnamese Buddhist philosopher, poet, and emperor of the Tran dynasty, who, after leading the Dai Viet to victory over two Mongol invasions, abdicated the throne in 1293 and retired to the Yen Tu mountains to take Buddhist orders. There he founded the Truc Lam school of Vietnamese Zen, which combined Chinese Chan, indigenous Vietnamese practice, and the political ethics of the Confucian tradition into a distinctive school whose influence has shaped Vietnamese religious and intellectual life for seven centuries. His teachings and poems are among the foundational texts of Vietnamese Buddhist philosophy.
Key facts
- Nationality
- Vietnamese
- Era
- Medieval
- Movements
- Buddhism
Selected quotes
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Attributed to Tran Nhan Tong:
“Live with the Way; do not live for the Way.”
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Attributed to Tran Nhan Tong:
“The crown is heavier than the monk's robe; the monk's robe is harder to wear well.”
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Attributed to Tran Nhan Tong:
“When the mind is at peace, the world is at peace.”
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Attributed to Tran Nhan Tong:
“The Buddha is not in the mountains alone; the Buddha is in the rice fields and on the throne.”
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Attributed to Tran Nhan Tong:
“What you do for your people in this life prepares the next life of all beings.”
Frequently asked about Tran Nhan Tong
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- Tran Nhan Tong was born in 1258 and died in 1308.
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- Tran Nhan Tong was a Vietnamese philosopher of the Medieval era.
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- Tran Nhan Tong was associated with Buddhism.
- What was Tran Nhan Tong known for?
- Tran Nhan Tong was a Vietnamese Buddhist philosopher, poet, and emperor of the Tran dynasty, who, after leading the Dai Viet to victory over two Mongol invasions, abdicated the throne in 1293 and retired to the Yen Tu mountains to take Buddhist orders.
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