▁be ▁the ▁first ▁Vietnam ese - born ▁Buddh ist ▁tradition . ▁ ▁Via ▁Tr ầ n ▁N h ân ▁T ô ng , ▁T ue ▁Tr ung ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁line age ▁of ▁such ▁modern ▁Buddh ist ▁master s ▁as ▁Th ích ▁N h ấ t ▁H ạ n h . ▁ ▁Te aching ▁and ▁her itage ▁ ▁Being ▁essentially ▁a ▁Chan ▁Buddh ist ▁tradition , ▁the ▁teaching ▁of ▁T ue ▁Tr ung ▁emphas ized ▁non - du ality ▁up ▁to ▁demonstr ative ▁neg ation ▁of ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁formal ▁med itation ▁and ▁rit uals . ▁ ▁T ue ▁Tr ung ' s ▁mag num ▁op us , ▁The ▁An ale ct s ▁of ▁T ue ▁Tr ung ▁Th u ong ▁Si , ▁is ▁a ▁Buddh ist ▁text ▁written ▁in ▁form ▁of ▁dialog ue , ▁which ▁surv ives ▁to ▁this ▁day . ▁Several ▁of ▁T ue ▁Tr ung ' s ▁po ems ▁are ▁still ▁c ited . ▁ ▁T ue ▁Tr ung ▁became ▁a ▁legend ary ▁master ▁often ▁referred ▁to ▁in ▁Buddh ist ▁lect ures ▁and ▁literature . ▁The ▁most ▁popular ▁is ▁the ▁example ▁of ▁him ▁ste pping ▁on ▁horse ' s ▁man ure ▁in ▁silent ▁reply ▁to ▁the ▁question ▁of ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁Buddh ism . ▁He ▁is ▁being ▁act ively ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁a ▁central ▁Vietnam ese ▁Buddh ist ▁image ▁to ▁this ▁day . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 2 3 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 2 9 1 ▁death s ▁Category : Eng aged ▁Buddh ists ▁Category