SO SÁNH TƯ TƯỞNG THIỀN TRẦN NHÂN TÔNG VÀ TƯ TƯỞNG THIỀN NAM TÔNG “TÙY DUYÊN THUẬN PHÁP” CỦA PHẬT GIÁO NAM TÔNG TẠI TỈNH THỪA THIÊN HUẾ

Abstract

Abstract. Truc Lam Zen was founded by King Tran Nhan Tong (Dhamma name Huong Van Dai Dau Da) with the policy of "living in meditation" bearing the imprint of Vietnamese practice, unmixed and unaffected by Buddhist sects such as Tantra, Pure Land Buddhism. That method of practice helped a king to live in the middle of life but still be happy with life and with religion. Going back to history, the image of Huong Van Dai Dau Da wearing a robe with her right shoulder open, quietly entering the Yen Tu mountains to practice has clearly shown an important turning point in her life. Tran Nhan Tong's thought, or in other words Truc Lam Zen thought, has many similarities with Theravada Buddhist thought. The idea of Zen Buddhism in Theravāda Buddhism is practiced by a community of monks belonging to the Theravāda Buddhist tradition in Thua Thien Hue province to form a principle called " natural agreement". In this article, we will clarify some content about Tran Nhan Tong's thought, the Theravāda Buddhist thought of "natural agreement" as well as the relationship between these two ideas.