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Chân Không was born Cao Ngọc Phương [2] in 1938 in Bến Tre, French Indochina in the center of the Mekong Delta. As the eighth of nine children in a middle-class family, [ 3 ] her father taught her and her siblings the value of work and humility.
Ven. Thich Nhat Tu was born in 1969. After completing secondary high school, he became a novice at 13 years old, under the spiritual guidance of the late Most Ven. Thich Thien Hue at Giac Ngo Temple and received full ordination in 1988.
A few days later, on September 28, 1982, Thích Nhất Hạnh purchased a tract of land about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) away, which is now known as the Lower Hamlet (Vietnamese: Xóm Hạ). Later that year, a hailstorm destroyed the vineyards on Mr. Dézon's property and he was forced to put his land on the market. [ 4 ]
The second is a dharma name, given when a person takes vows or is ordained as a monastic. Nhất Hạnh's dharma name is Phùng Xuân (逢春, "Meeting Spring") and his dharma title is Nhất Hạnh. [17] Neither Nhất nor Hạnh , which approximate the roles of middle name and given name, was part of his name at birth.
The earliest mention of Trieu Thi Trinh can be found in the "Jiaozhou Ji"(交州记) written in the Jin dynasty, and collected in the Taiping Yulan. [15] In the book Vietnamese Tradition on Trial, 1920-1945 written by David G. Marr , an American Professor, told the story of Trieu Thi Trinh as follow: Trieu Thi Trinh was a 9-foot-tall (2.7 m ...
Émilien Aurel Tchan Bi Chan (born 28 May 1996) is an Ivorian sprinter who specializes in the 100 and 200 metres. As a part of the Ivorian 4 × 100 metres relay team he won a silver medal at the 2016 African Championships , a gold medal at the 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie [ 1 ] and a bronze medal at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games .
The city consists of the 10 wards of: . Đông Triều; Mạo Khê; Xuân Sơn, Đông Triều; Hưng Đạo; Đức Chính; Kim Sơn; Tràng An; Hồng Phong; Yên Thọ
Nguyễn Chánh Thi ([ŋwiəŋ˨˦ c̻an˦ˀ˥ tʰi˧˥]; 23 February 1923 – 23 June 2007) was an officer in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN). He is best known for being involved in frequent coups in the 1960s and wielding substantial influence as a key member of various juntas that ruled South Vietnam from 1964 until 1966, when he was overpowered by Republic of Vietnam Air Force ...