Sister Trăng Chùa Xưa
Sister Chua Xua (Sr. Ancient Temple) was ordained in 2010, at the age of 29, by Zen Master Thích Nhất Hạnh at Plum Village Thailand. A university graduate with a major in Sociology from Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam, her mindfulness journey began in 2008 after reading The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching by Thích Nhất Hạnh.
She deepened her practice at Bát Nhã Monastery – Plum Village Vietnam, attending monthly retreats and becoming a founding member of the Wake Up Sangha (Xuân Phong Sangha) in Ho Chi Minh City. Upon ordination in 2010, she joined the Golden Bamboo monastic family with 13 brothers and sisters, all of whom continue to practice joyfully within the Plum Village community worldwide.
In 2012, she was transferred to New Hamlet in Plum Village France and later to Maison de l’Inspir in Paris. In 2020, she received the Lamp Transmission at Plum Village Germany (EIAB) and two years later she arrived at Deer Park Monastery, marking her 15th year as a monastic.
In 2023, she was part of the organizing team for The Buddha The Scientist Retreat at Deer Park Monastery. She aspires to bring mindfulness practice to young people in modern society, who have vast amounts of knowledge but often lack essential skills to cultivate inner stability and freedom in heart.
She is the 688th disciple of Thầy in the Plum Village lineage, the 43rd generation in the Lâm Tế (Linji) Zen tradition, and the 9th generation of the Liễu Quán Dharma branch.
Ordination Date
October 17, 2010
Name Translation
The Moon over The Ancient Temple
Birthplace
Vietnam
Lamp Transmission
She received full ordination on May 25, 2014, during the Cam Lộ Vị (Nectar of Dharma Taste) Great Ordination Ceremony, and was transmitted the lamp in 2020 during a monastic retreat at the European Institute of Applied Buddhism, receiving the transmission gatha:
"Brightly shining, the moon reflects in the sky,
Echoing the timeless Dharma sound of ancient temples.
Spreading wisdom and compassion in all directions,
Providing shade to the earth, fulfilling deep aspirations."
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