Performing recitation of Zen poetry

TTH.VN - "Thien thi may doa" (Blossoms of Zen Poetry) was a performance of Zen poetry recitation taking place at Duyet Thi Duong Theater on the evening of March 26. This was an activity within the framework of Vietnamese Zen poetry week jointly organized by Lieu Quan Buddhist Cultural Center, Hue Monuments Conservation Center and Tam Viet cultural research group.

Opening the week of Vietnamese Zen poetry in Hue

The program introduces typical works of Vietnamese Zen poetry. Zen poetry is a line of poetry expressing the meaning of Zen associated with emotions, conveying the perception of the world of Zen, revealing the beauty of the natural world, of the soul in the interplay between the object and the subject of creativity.

The poetic works of Zen masters are considered to be the original foundation of Vietnamese written literature. Representing these Zen poems are Zen masters of the Ly - Tran dynasties, such as Zen Master Van Hanh, Zen Master Man Giac, First Patriarch Truc Lam Tran Nhan Tong, Zen Master Second Patriarch Phap Loa, Third Patriarch Huyen Quang… and many successive generations who wrote for the future generations.

With the beauty of Zen poems transcending between life and religion, the works of Zen masters have contributed their common voice to the continuous flow of Vietnamese culture and literature.

Performance space at Duyet Thi Duong theater

The program "Thien thi may doa" introduces a number of typical Zen poems of Zen masters, emperors, and Confucianist scholars in the history of medieval Vietnamese literature, such as: "Cao Tat thi chung" by Zen master Man Giac, "Huu vo" by Zen master Dao Hanh and "Cu tran lac dao" by King Tran Nhan Tong, "Chua Mot Cot" by Tung Thien Vuong Mien Tham, "Len thap Dieu Ngu" by Emperor Minh Mang, "Tieng chuong Thien Mu" by Emperor Thieu Tri and "Qua chua Thien Mu" by Emperor Tu Duc...

Through the recitation performances of People's Artist Thanh Hoai and the artists of the Hue Royal Traditional Art Theater, the audience was filled with emotions about a unique form of poetry in the nation's artistic heritage.

By Minh Hien