Academic article 1 on Vietnamese Buddhism
Academic article 1 on Vietnamese Buddhism (Re-)invented Chan Lineage, Unique Vietnamese Meditation School, or Both? Thích Thanh Từ’s “Revived” Trúc Lâm Tradition of Thiền Tông by Trang T. D. Nguyen Independent Scholar, Lincoln, NE 68516, USA Religions 2024, 15(3), 352; https://doi.org/10.3390/rel15030352 Submission received: 7 January 2024 / Revised: 7 March 2024 / Accepted: 9 March 2024 / Published: 14 March 2024 (This article belongs to the Special Issue The Relationship between Buddhist Worldviews and Contemplative Practices) Abstract 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…