Buddhism under the Ly dynasty (1009-1225) was a special culturalheritage of Vietnam , said the Director of the Vietnam BuddhistResearch Institute’s Hanoi branch.
The Most Venerable Thich Thanh Due was speaking at a seminar on“Buddhism under the Ly dynasty with 1000-year Thang Long-Hanoi” inHanoi on July 29.
The event, co-organised by the BuddhistInstitute and the Institute for Religious Studies under the VietnamAcademy of Social Sciences, forms part of the Buddhist Week, to heraldthe millennium anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.
The clericaffirmed that Buddhism under the Ly dynasty became one of the mostimportant spiritual elements in the course of liberation and developmentof an independent and self-reliant Dai Viet – the former name ofVietnam .
He said Buddhism under the Ly dynasty laid the firstbrick for the building of Vietnam ’s own Buddhism in the 11 thcentury before becoming a unified faith and flourishing in the end ofthe 13 th century and early 14 th century.
“Buddhism under theLy dynasty gave birth to some of the nation’s great figures, typicallyKing Ly Thai To and Great Monk Van Hanh, the two architects of the Lydynasty and Dai Viet’s institutional regime, who opened up the gloriouspages of the national history,” the Most Venerable said.
Deliveringmore than 100 presentations at the seminar, local and foreignresearchers focused on reviewing the achievements Dai Viet gained underthe Ly dynasty and the transfer of the capital city from Hoa Lu (NinhBinh province) to Thang Long (now Hanoi).
They agreed that whilerecording political and military achievements and pursuing a flexibleforeign policy to reinforce friendship with neighbouring countries, theLy dynasty had a special awareness of the humanitarian values ofBuddhist culture.
Under that dynasty, Buddhism’s influences havebeen seen in the building of Van Mieu ( Temple of Literature ), whichwas Vietnam ’s first university, the opening of schools and thedevelopment of a contingent of scholars, they said.
Previously, contributions made by Buddhism under the Ly dynasty have been evaluated only in terms of history and culture.
Atthis seminar, the participants continued to assess the religion’scontributions to the country’s development in a scientific and objectivemanner.
They also discussed ways and means to promote goodvalues of Vietnamese Buddhism in the course of industrialisation andmodernisation./.
The Most Venerable Thich Thanh Due was speaking at a seminar on“Buddhism under the Ly dynasty with 1000-year Thang Long-Hanoi” inHanoi on July 29.
The event, co-organised by the BuddhistInstitute and the Institute for Religious Studies under the VietnamAcademy of Social Sciences, forms part of the Buddhist Week, to heraldthe millennium anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.
The clericaffirmed that Buddhism under the Ly dynasty became one of the mostimportant spiritual elements in the course of liberation and developmentof an independent and self-reliant Dai Viet – the former name ofVietnam .
He said Buddhism under the Ly dynasty laid the firstbrick for the building of Vietnam ’s own Buddhism in the 11 thcentury before becoming a unified faith and flourishing in the end ofthe 13 th century and early 14 th century.
“Buddhism under theLy dynasty gave birth to some of the nation’s great figures, typicallyKing Ly Thai To and Great Monk Van Hanh, the two architects of the Lydynasty and Dai Viet’s institutional regime, who opened up the gloriouspages of the national history,” the Most Venerable said.
Deliveringmore than 100 presentations at the seminar, local and foreignresearchers focused on reviewing the achievements Dai Viet gained underthe Ly dynasty and the transfer of the capital city from Hoa Lu (NinhBinh province) to Thang Long (now Hanoi).
They agreed that whilerecording political and military achievements and pursuing a flexibleforeign policy to reinforce friendship with neighbouring countries, theLy dynasty had a special awareness of the humanitarian values ofBuddhist culture.
Under that dynasty, Buddhism’s influences havebeen seen in the building of Van Mieu ( Temple of Literature ), whichwas Vietnam ’s first university, the opening of schools and thedevelopment of a contingent of scholars, they said.
Previously, contributions made by Buddhism under the Ly dynasty have been evaluated only in terms of history and culture.
Atthis seminar, the participants continued to assess the religion’scontributions to the country’s development in a scientific and objectivemanner.
They also discussed ways and means to promote goodvalues of Vietnamese Buddhism in the course of industrialisation andmodernisation./.
