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Commemoration of Zen Master Tang Hoi
The Three Kingdoms period after the Han dynasty consisted of Northern Wei, Western Shu, and Eastern Wu. Giao Chau belonged to Eastern Wu, where Master Khuong Tang Hoi, at the beginning of the 3rd century, built a small hut, placed a little Buddha statue, and began walking meditation. Thanks to his profound understanding, he persuaded King Sun Quan to allow the construction of Kien So Temple (also known as Buddha Li) – the first Buddhist temple in China – and to open the first ordination ceremony for bhikshus. According to the precepts, to transmit the ordination, there must be:
- a group of ten teachers,
- three preceptors,
- seven witnesses.
Kien So Temple became a flourishing center of the Dharma with many Chinese disciples. The Master passed away on the full moon of the ninth lunar month, which was chosen as the memorial day for the ancestral teacher.
Master Khuong Tang Hoi was born in Vietnam. His father was from Soc Dian (South India), who had migrated from North India and married a Vietnamese woman. Orphaned at the age of ten, the Master entered the monastery to study, becoming fluent in Sanskrit and Chinese, and translated many sutras such as the Six Paramitas Sutra (a collection of the six Perfections). When he went to China, he propagated the teachings based on meditation sutras combined with the spirit of the Mahayana, sowing the seeds of the Dharma that spread throughout the region.
