Kien-Duong monastery, (in) Hoa Lam, Bac Ninh, VN

Raw data

This monastery is mentioned in the biography of a Zen master named Thanh Bien. He studied at Pho Quang monastery and went to Kien Duong monastery when his teacher died. He died in 686 CE.
The notes describe Kien Duong as in Hoa Lam village in Dong Ngan District, Bac Ninh Province
See Nguyen (1997:166, 415).
Input by: Stewart Gordon, Jan 19, 2010

Hoa Lam is situated about 500 m E of Duong river's confluence with the Hong river. It is close to and opposite of the West Lake, which is situated SW of the said confluence (Taylor 1991: 213, Map 9 - The Heartland of Provincial Vietnam).

Hoa Lam village is v. close to Thai Duong hamlet, Dong Ngan District, Bac Ninh Province (Nguyen 1997:415)
Input by: tmciolek, 10 Mar 2010.

Final data (and their sources)

Last updated: 31 Aug 2013

Lat/Long coordinates' accuracy:
The monastery in question is assumed to be situated actually no farther than 2 km from the point defined by the coordinates below.

Location of Kien-Duong monastery, VN.

General location of the Kien-Duong monastery, VN.
Lat 21.0817 Long 105.8632
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2009.


Google Map link:

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Final data - explanatory notes

1. Monastery's name

  • Kien-Duong monastery

2. Monastery's modern country & province

  • Vietnam: Bac-Ninh Province

3. Monastery's alternative/historical names

  • Thai Duong

4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates

  • Approx., Lat 21.0817 Long 105.8632 - estimated from (Taylor 1991: 213, Map 9 - The Heartland of Provincial Vietnam) and maps.google.com sattelite imagery - tmciolek, 10 Mar 2010.

5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries

  • [missing data]

6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village

  • Hoa Lam - Taylor (1991: 213, Map 9 - The Heartland of Provincial Vietnam)

7. The settlement's alternative/historical names

  • [missing data]

8. The settlement's coordinates

  • Approx, Lat 21.0817 Long 105.8632 - estimated from (Taylor 1991: 213, Map 9 - The Heartland of Provincial Vietnam) and maps.google.com sattelite imagery - tmciolek, 10 Mar 2010.

9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition

  • Mahayana

10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition

  • Ch'an/Zen

11. Date-early

  • Active in 650s CE.

MBM chrono-tag 0600-32p 0633-66c - tmciolek 31 Aug 2013
0600-32p 0633-66c 0667-99c 0700-32c 0733-66c 0767-99c 0800-32c 0833-66c 0867-99c 0900-32c 0933-66c 0967-99c 1000-32c 1033-66c 1067-99c 1100-32c 1133-66c 1167-99c 1200=> dated-el


12. Date-intermediate

  • 1232 CE. It was in this monastery that the royal Ly family was, en masse, buried alive by usurpers.

MBM chrono-tag 1200=> - tmciolek 31 Aug 2013


13. Date-late

  • [missing data]

14. Details of contacts with other monasteries

  • The Zen master Thanh Bien studied at Po Quang monastery

15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery

  • Biography of Zen master. 14th cent. copy of 10th cent. mss.

16. Additional notes

  • [missing data] (incl. details of the size of the monastic population)

17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by

  • [missing data]

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