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Description of  Zen Conquests: Buddhist Transformations in Contemporary Vietnam

At the tail end of the twentieth century, a monk transformed a small village temple on the outskirts of Hanoi into a monastery and meditation center called Thin Vin Sng Phca place where monastics and lay Buddhists could learn and practice Zen meditation. In time the original temple was replaced by numerous large buildings to accommodate meditation sessions, youth events, weddings, classes, and a variety of other activities designed to keep practitioners engaged. Thin Vin Sng Phcs approach to Buddhism as a life commitment for all ages and genders has been very successful, attracting more than a thousand Buddhists to its weekly services. It joined Thin phi Trc Lm, a much larger organization started by Thch Thanh T in southern Vietnam that has expanded to northern Vietnam and internationally. In Read more