Thông Biện
Vietnamese historian and Zen master (died 1134)
About Thông Biện
Lived 950 – 1134.
Thông Biện (通辯) born Trí Không (d.1134) was a Vietnamese Buddhist historian and Thiền master whose recorded statements are the earliest written source for the history of Buddhism in Vietnam. He was a student of Viên Chiếu (圓照). He is mentioned in the Lives of Eminent Thiền Monks (禪苑集英, 1337):
The four monks mentioned are Mo Luo Qi Yu (Ma Ha Kỳ Vực) Kang Senghui (Khương Tăng Hội), Zhi Jiang Liang (Chi Cương Lương), and Mou Bo (Mâu Bác, i.e. :vi:Mâu Tử) author of the Mouzi Lihuolun (Lý Hoặc Luận).
The Queen Mother Ỷ Lan consulted the monk Thông Biện regarding the history of Buddhism in Vietnam in 1096 prior to her commencement of the plan to build 100 pagodas.
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Who was Thông Biện?
Vietnamese historian and Zen master (died 1134)
When was Thông Biện born?
Thông Biện was born in 950.
When did Thông Biện die?
Thông Biện died in 1134.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Thông Biện. https://biography.guide/thong-bien/
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