Truc Lam Zen School In Vietnam: an Analytical Study of the Way of Practice
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This article aims, in general terms, to conduct qualitative research and express
the essence of Truc Lam Zen teaching, which cuts right to the core of the matter and can
only be found by oneself, as the best answer itself is “practice”. One of the key points
of Vietnamese Zen Buddhism is an intuitive understanding. It leads one to break the ice of
ignorance and attain Buddhahood naturally. For the first objective, the author would like
to go back and take a deep look at the origin and development of Truc Lam Zen school to understand its past and present. As a result of this study, it was shown that the Truc Lam
Zen school has been offering a spiritual way for earnest meditators to reach the higher realm
of welfare and revive the golden period of Vietnamese Zen Buddhism for later generations,
thus contributing to the Buddhist foundation, making it more universal and thriving.
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