Thích Nhật Từ

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Title	Dharma master, Spiritual leader (Pháp sư)
Personal
Born	Trần Ngọc Thảo April 1, 1969 (age 54) SaiGon, Vietnam
Religion	Buddhism
Nationality	Vietnamese
School	Mindfulness Meditation Founder of the Buddhism Today
Lineage	43rd generation (Lâm Tế) 8th generation
Education	D.Phil. in Philosophy
Known for	Spirituality
Other names	Thầy (teacher)
Temple	Giac Ngo Temple
Website	www.buddhismtoday.com and www.chuagiacngo.com

Ven. Thich Nhat Tu or Thích Nhật Từ (釋日慈) in Vietnamese (Saigon, 1969) is a Vietnamese Buddhist reformer, an author, a poet, a psychological consultant, and an active social activist in Vietnam.^[1] He is committed vĩ đại propagate Buddha's teachings through education, cultural activities and charitable programs in order vĩ đại benefit the individuals and the society at large.^[2]

Biography[edit]

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. He has been the Abbot of Giac Ngo Temple since 1992, and is the founder of Buddhism Today Foundation in 2000. He is also the Abbot of Huong Son temple (Ha Tinh), Quan Am Dong Hai temple (Soc Trang), and Giac Ngo temple (Ba Ria - Vung Tau).^[3]

In 1992 he went vĩ đại India for higher education and got his MA degree in philosophy in 1997 from Delhi University and D.Phil. degree from Allahabad University in 2001, respectively.^[2]

Ven. Thich Nhat Tu has authored more than thở seventy books in Vietnamese and English on Buddhist philosophy and applied Buddhism. He is editor-in-chief and publisher of Buddhism Today Books Series (more than thở 200 volumes on different subjects have been published in Vietnamese vĩ đại meet the needs of researchers and practitioners). He is also author and editor of Buddhism Today Dharma Talks Series (more than thở 2000 VCDs and audio CDs on Buddhamdharma as taught by Ven. Dr. Thich Nhat Tu have been produced by the Buddhism Today Association for the general public). He is editor and publisher of Buddhism Today Dharma Music Series (more than thở 100 CD albums have been published).^[4]

He is also editor and publisher of the Vietnamese Tripitaka in MP3 format (The recording of the Vietnamese Sutta Pitaka translated from the Pali by Thich Minh Chau and that of the Mahayana tradition translated from the Chinese by various Mahayana scholars, the Āgamas, and Vinaya Pitaka. The Abhidharma is being carried out. The first mp3 edition of Sutta Pitaka came into existence in May 2006 for celebrations of Buddha Jayanti and has been placed on one of its websites,^[5] for downloading vĩ đại both Macintosh and Windows computers. It is available for không tính phí distribution and non-commercial purposes.^[6]

Since 2002, he has extensively given public Dharma talks vĩ đại Vietnamese communities, domestically as well as internationally, such as America, nước Australia and Europe. He is organizer and moderator of A Fortnightly Retreat for about 1500 practitioners at Pho Quang Temple, HCMC.^[7]

He is also actively engaged in the inter-religious dialogue and promotion of peace and harmony. He is committed vĩ đại propagate Buddhist teachings through education, cultural activities and charitable programs in order vĩ đại benefit the society at large.^[2]

Ven. Dr. Thich Nhat Tu currently serves as Standing Vice Rector of the Vietnam Buddhist University in Ho Chi Minh thành phố, Standing Vice Chair of the National Department of International Buddhist Affairs (National Vietnam Buddhist Sangha), Vice Rector of Vietnam Buddhist Research Institute, and General Editor of Vietnamese Buddhist Tripitaka and Editor-in-chief of Buddhism Today magazine.^[4]

Education and conference[edit]

In spite of being born in the period when the country was still in difficulties with after war consequences, all Buddhist schools were forced vĩ đại close, he was fortunate enough vĩ đại be trained under respected Buddhist leaders in Vietnam in the 20th century, namely Thich Minh Chau, Thich Thien Sieu, Thich Duc Nghiep, etc... Thanks vĩ đại their teachings and training, when still a Samanera, he was already rich in knowledge of Theravada and Mahayana sutras. He got a Bachelor of Arts in English in 1994, University of Pedagogy; Master of Philosophy in 1997, Delhi University; Doctor of Philosophy in 2001, Allahabad University.^[8]^[9]

Thich Nhat Tu has attended and contributed papers at international Buddhist conferences such as the International Conclave on Buddhism and Spiritual Tourism (New Delhi), Fo Guang Shan International Monastic Seminar (Kaohsiung), the Fourth World Buddhist Summit (Bangkok), Dharma Drum Mountain World Center for Buddhist Education Conference (Taipei), the First World Buddhist Forum (Hangzhou), the 23rd General Conference of the World Fellowship of Buddhists (Kaohsiung), the First International Buddhist Conference (Kandy), International Buddhist Conference during United Nations day of Vesak (Thailand, 2007–2013), the Asian Zen Conference (international seminar on Meditation and Zen, Hong Kong), International Conference on Dharma – Dhamma (Sanchi/ Bhopal, India), National Conference on Buddhist Education (Hanoi), the International Conference on Buddhism in the New Era (HCM), International Conference on Multi-ethnic and Multi-language Asia, and others (HCM), etc.^[10]

He was international conference coordinator of United Nations Day of Vesak conference 2008 and năm trước. He was convenor of several national conference on philosophy and Buddhism co-organised by Vietnam Buddhist University, Vietnam Buddhist Research Institute and Hồ Chí Minh University of Humanities and Social Sciences.^[3]

He has been appointed as the International Organising Committee thành viên of the UN Day of Vesak Celebration 2006–2012 and vice chair, international secretariat of the UN Day of Vesak Celebration 2007, Bangkok, general secretary of UNDV in 2008 and again deputy general secretary of UNDV năm trước and 2019.^[11]

Honorary doctorates[edit]

In appreciation of his excellent contribution vĩ đại Buddhist education, his works on Buddhist academic research and leadership in international Buddhist community, several universities have conferred upon him Honorary Doctorates as follows:

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2010: Honorary Doctor of Philosophy in Religious Studies,^[12] conferred by the Mahamakut Buddhist University, Bangkok, Thailand on October 30, 2010;
2016: Honorary Degree of Doctor in Philosophy,^[13]^[14]^[15] conferred by the Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, Bangkok, Thailand, on May 15, năm 2016.
2016: Honorary Degree of Doctor Letters,^[16]^[17] conferred by Apollos University, USA, on Jun trăng tròn, năm 2016.
2019: Honorary Doctor of Letters conferred by Chancellor of Swami Vivekanand Subhrati University, Meerut, India, on April 27, 2019.
2019: Doctor of Philosophy in Humanity Honoris Causa conferred by Rector of Preah Sihanouk Raja Buddhist University, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on March 31, 2019.
2021: Honorary Doctoral of Philosophy in Morality Education conferred by President of International University of Morality, USA on Oct 14, 2021.
2022: Honorary Doctor Degree of Literature (Sahithya Chakrawarthi) conferred by Chancellor of Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka, on April 6, 2022; Ref. BPU/ASS-04/Con.12/2021.

International Awards and Recognitions[edit]

2013: African Award for Leadership Excellence conferred by Chairman of the board of Buddhist Federation of African, on October 13, 2013.
2015: Saddhammajotikadhaja Title conferred by Government of Myanmar, Yangon, Myanmar, on March 4, năm ngoái.
2015: The World Buddhist Outstanding Leader Award conferred by Acting Supreme Patriarch of Thailand, President of the Supreme Sangha Council, Bangkok, Thailand, on March 5, năm ngoái.
2017: Global Buddhist Reformer Award conferred by President of World Alliance of Buddhist Leaders, Malaysia, July 22, 2017.
2017: Global Buddhist Ambassador Award conferred by H.E. Loknayak Ashva Ghosh Mahanayaka, Chairman of Manak International Institute of Buddhist Studies, Bangkok, February 12, 2017.
2018: Global Mentor Award conferred by Chancellor of Swami Vivekanand Subhrati University, Meerut, India, July 30, 2018.
2019: International Research and Education Award conferred by President of Asian Association for the Study of Culture and Religion of, March 31, 2019.
2019: International education Award conferred by President of Nepal Traditional Buddhist Association, Lumbini, February 28, 2019.
2019: Saddharma Keerthi Sri Darshana Visharada Award conferred by Sangharaja of Parama Dhamma Chetiya Pirivena Ratmalana, Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 16, 2019
2019: Suvanna Pathom Chedi Award given by National Office of Buddhism, Thailand conferred by Somdej Phra Ariyavongsagatanana, Sangharaja, Supreme Patriarch of Thailand, August 4, 2019
2019: Outstanding Educator Award conferred by Founder of International Buddhist College, Thailand, on September 7, 2019.
2019: Atisha Dipankar Peace Gold Award conferred by HH. Sanghanayaka Suddhananda, Sangharaja of Bangladesh Bouddha Kristi Prachar Sangha, October 21, 2019
2019: The Award for Patronaging and Supporting Buddhism conferred by Somdej Phra Ariyavongsagatanana, Sangharaja, Supreme Patriarch of Thailand, July 16, 2019.
2019: Global Mahasaddhamjotika Award conferred by President of Younker Historical Research Foundation, March 7, 2019.
2021: Vaishakh Samman Prashastri Patra Award (Vesak Citation of Honour) conferred by Ministry of Culture Government of India, Bodhgaya, May 26, 2021.
2021: The Symbol of Peace Award conferred by Pallavi T, President of the Neeraja Universal Peace Foundation, India, September 21, 2021.
2021: Global Messenger of Peace Award conferred by
2021: The Symbol of Peace Award conferred by Kepeel Barsaiyan, President of Buddh Jyoti Foundation, India, September 21, 2021.
2021: Social Change and World Peace Award by Bhikkhu Pragyadeep, General Secretary of All India Bhikkhu Sangha, Bihar, India, September 30, 2021.
2021: Outstanding Contribution vĩ đại Education Award by Acharya Norbu Sherpa, President of Nepal Buddhist Federation, September trăng tròn, 2021.
2021: Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Best Faculty Award 2021 conferred by Dr.Ratnakar D. Bala, President of Center for Professional Advancement Continuous Education - CPACE, India, September 5, 2021.
2021: Exemplary Covid-19 Social Work Award conferred by Bhikkhu Vinaybodhi, President, Mumbai Pradesh Bhikkhu Sangha, India, September 30, 2021.
2021: Best Leadership Award conferred by Chandrabhan Patil, President of The Buddhist Society of India, India, September 30, 2021.
2021: The Award for Mindful Educator conferred by Sulekhatai Kumbhare, President of Ogawa Society, September 30, 2021.
2021: World Teacher’s Day Award conferred by Prof.Ratnakar, Director of IMRF Institute of Higher Education & Research, October 5, 2021.

Vietnamese Government Awards and Recognitions[edit]

2008: Vietnamese Prime Minister’s Award conferred by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.
2014: Vietnam Union of UNESCO Associations Award conferred by President of Vietnam Union of UNESCO Associations.
2015: Award of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Hồ Chí Minh City conferred by President of Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Hồ Chí Minh Cityon January 19, 2015
2016: Hồ Chí Minh City People’s Committee Award conferred by President Nguyễn Thành Phong on November 3, năm 2016 .
2016: Award of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Tien Giang Province conferred by President of Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Tien Giang Provinceon January 12, năm 2016 .
2017: Vietnamese Prime Minister’s Award for Serving Buddhism and Nation conferred by Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on November trăng tròn, 2017 .
2017: Award of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front conferred by President on September 12, 2017 .
2017: Award of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Hồ Chí Minh City conferred by President on February trăng tròn, 2017 .
2017: Award of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Tien Giang Province conferred by President on March 7, 2017 .
2018: Award of the People's Committee of District 10 conferred by President on November trăng tròn, 2018 .
2018: Award of the People's Committee of District 10 conferred by President on January 5, 2018 .
2018: Certificate of Merit from the Director of Blood Transfusion Hospital conferred by Director on November 26, 2018.
2018: Certificate of Merits for Good People – Good Deeds 2018 conferred by President on November 14, 2018 .
2019: Vietnamese Prime Minister’s Award for Excellent Education conferred by Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on September 17, 2019 .
2019: Vietnamese Prime Minister’s Award conferred by Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on November 11, 2019 .
2019: Minister of Health Award conferred by Health Minister Nguyễn Thị Kim Tiến on January 17, 2019 .
2020: Award of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Hồ Chí Minh City conferred by President Tô Thị Bích Châu on July 1, 2020
2021: Award of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Dong Nai Province conferred by President of Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Dong Nai Province on Sep 8, 2021.
2021: Award of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Hồ Chí Minh City conferred by President Tô Thị Bích Châu on Sep 10, 2020.

National Vietnam Buddhist Sangha Awards[edit]

2003, 2004, 2005, 2006: HCMC Buddhist Sangha's Merit Award.
2007: HCMC Buddhist Sangha's Outstanding Award, term of office 2002-2007
2008: National Vietnam Buddhist Sangha's Outstanding Merit Award
2009, 2010, 2011, 2012: HCMC Buddhist Sangha's Merit Award
2012: HCMC Buddhist Sangha's Outstanding Merit Award, term of office 2007-2012
2012: Vietnam Buddhist University's Award
2013: HCMC Buddhist Sangha's Merit Award for Buddhist Education
2013: Vietnam Guinness Record “The best Editor and publisher of Buddhist books”
2014: Vietnam Buddhist Research Institute's Outstanding Merit Award for Buddhist Education
2014: HCMC Buddhist Sangha's Merit Award for Buddhist Culture Promotion
2014: National Vietnam Buddhist Sangha's Outstanding Merit Award.
2016: HCMC Buddhist Sangha's Merit Award for Buddhist Culture Promotion.
2017: Vietnam Buddhist Research Institute's Outstanding Merit Award for Buddhist Research.
2017: National Vietnam Buddhist Sangha's Outstanding Merit Award for Buddhist Publication.
2017: National Vietnam Buddhist Sangha's Outstanding Merit Award for International Buddhist Affairs.
2017: HCMC Buddhist Sangha's Merit Award for Buddhist Culture Promotion.
2017: National Vietnam Buddhist Sangha's Outstanding Merit Award for Buddhist Education.
2017: National Vietnam Buddhist Sangha's Outstanding Merit Award for Dharma Propagation.

Promotion of the Buddhist culture[edit]

Since 2002, Thich Nhat Tu mix up a Buddhist Music Club in Ho Chi Minh thành phố, with the participation of many famous songwriters, singers and actors vĩ đại propagate the Buddhist philosophy and practice for general public. He is the editor and publisher of more than thở 150 CD, VCD, DVD of Buddhist music since 2002.^[18]

Being a secretary general of Cultural Department, HCMC Buddhist Sangha (2002–2007) and chairman of the Cultural Department of HCMC Buddhist Sangha (since 2012), every year he organises many Buddhist cultural performances at Lan Anh theatre and Hoa Binh theatre. On top of that, many Buddhist exhibitions, calligraphy, and arts have been organised by him too.^[19]

He wrote Follow the Footsteps of the Buddha in India and Nepal, a book that bought the inspiration for the VTC1 Television vĩ đại accompany him vĩ đại India vĩ đại make documentary film about Buddhist pilgrimage in India and Nepal.^[19]

Charity for the poor and jail inmates[edit]

He is an active social activist and charity fundraiser vĩ đại help the poor, the old, children, homeless and those suffered from natural disasters, etc... He formed Buddhism Today Charity Group in 2000 vĩ đại sponsor hundreds of eyes operation a year, donating vĩ đại Social Support Centers, Retirement Houses, Orphanage Houses, Youth Education Centers, and cancer patients in many hospitals in Vietnam.^[20]^[21]

He has conducted meditation retreats for thousands of inmates in several rehabilitation facilities and correctional facilities in South Vietnam, such as Tan Hiep (1200 inmates), Chanh Phu Hoa (1000 inmates), Phu Nghia (400 inmates) and Ba Ria Vung Tau (800 inmates).^[22]

On February 5 and April 23, 2007, a total of 1850 “long-term” inmates of K.trăng tròn Prison, a security jail in Ben Tre Province, and on May 1, 2010, a total of 5500 inmates of Son Phu 4, Thai Nguyen thành phố, under his guidance, have observed vegetarianism and mindfulness practice as a path vĩ đại inner freedom.^[23]^[24]

The Buddhist Youth Club[edit]

He took part in the foundation of The Buddhist Youth Club in 2006. He promoted the youth activities in South Vietnam in 2010 in which there were 4,000 young Buddhists from 24 cities and provinces vĩ đại participate in the Buddhist Summer Camp in Dai Nam Theme Park, Binh Duong Province.^[25]

Nowadays his model of Buddhist Youth Club has been applied by many provincial Buddhist Sanghas vĩ đại propagate Buddhism and organise retreats for rung rinh followers, as well as giving exam consultation every year.,^[26]^[27]

The Dhamma Door[edit]

In hundreds of his Dharma talks, Ven. Thich Nhat Tu urges monks, nuns, and rung rinh people vĩ đại practice the original teachings of the Buddha, in which The Four Noble Truths (sufferings, origin of sufferings, cessation of sufferings, and path leading vĩ đại cessation of sufferings) and The Noble Eightfold Path are the central doctrine of all Buddhist traditions, a conceptual framework for all of Buddhist thoughts, instead of being influenced by the Chinese Buddhism.^[28]

According vĩ đại Ven Thich Nhat Tu, there is no such of 84,000 Dharma doors as stated by Chinese schools. In original Buddhism, there is no second Dharma door except threefold learning Discipline, Meditation, and Wisdom. Chinese Dharmas only focus on a few sutras, and tend vĩ đại ignore all other teachings of the Buddha, as a consequence it is not comprehensive enough vĩ đại help people cure sufferings completely. To him, 10 Dhamma Doors of Đài Loan Trung Quốc, 14 Dhamma Doors of nhật bản, and 4 of Tibet are only two parts of The Noble Eightfold Paths which are Right Mindfulness and Right Concentration. Dharma doors propagators have ignored Right View, Right Thought, Right Speech, Right kích hoạt, Right Livelihood, and Right Effort. That is why none of the Dharma Doors is comprehensive.^[29]

He urges Vietnamese Buddhist monks, nuns and rung rinh followers vĩ đại come back vĩ đại the traditional Buddhism, maintain and propagate Vietnamese Buddhist culture in Vietnam, not vĩ đại let it be influenced by Chinese traditions which have rooted in Vietnam in the past 2,000 years. He calls for a traditional Vietnamese chanting and writing. In Vietnam, all should be chanted and written in Vietnamese language so sánh that everyone understands and follows the Buddha's teaching appropriately, as the full transition of Chinese tradition has deteriorated the initiatives and growth of Vietnamese Buddhism.^[30]

United Nations Day of Vesak 2008 and năm trước in Vietnam[edit]

The greatest contribution of Ven. Thich Nhat Tu vĩ đại the public relation of Vietnam Buddhist Sangha is successfully calling for the celebration of UN Day of Vesak (UNDV)^[31] (United Nations Day of Vesak) 2008 and năm trước in Vietnam. As the deputy secretary of International Organising Committee (IOC) of United Nations Day of Vesak in Bangkok, he drafted the charter of UNDV, and introduced Le Manh That vĩ đại IOC of UNDV. As a result, in late 2007, Le Manh That was appointed by IOC as chairman and Ven. Thich Nhat Tu as secretary general of UNDV in 2008, hosted by the Government of Vietnam at National Conference Center, Hanoi, Vietnam.

UNDV 2008 has attracted 550 Buddhist leaders and representatives from 78 countries vĩ đại attend, while UNDV năm trước attended by 1100 international participants from 95 countries. In 2008, it was one of the 10 biggest events of the country, also a historical record in Vietnam.^[32]^[33]^[34]

UNDV in 2008 and năm trước proved an amazing spectacle of religious and spiritual festivity, with thousands of Buddhists from the world vĩ đại spread Buddha's message of peace, love and harmony.^[35]

He successfully called for the celebration of World Buddhist Summit in Vietnam in 2010, in the Millennial Anniversary of Hanoi. Unfortunately, it was cancelled due vĩ đại conflicted views between VN Buddhist Sangha and World Buddhist Summit Organisation. It is believed that Thich Nhat Tu is of Vietnamese Monks who has been able vĩ đại being a bridge between National Vietnam Buddhist Sangha and international Sanghas. Thanks vĩ đại that VN Buddhist Sangha has gained its reputation internationally.^[36]^[37]