Sister Hộ Nghiêm
A Dharma teacher in the Plum Village tradition, originally from Vietnam and a U.S. citizen, born in 1950. She entered monastic training in 1999 at the age of 49 and received the novice precepts on May 18, 2000, at Từ Nghiêm Temple – Plum Village, with the Dharma name Tâm Huệ and the Dharma title Chân Hộ Nghiêm. She belongs to the Cây Bông Sứ (Frangipani Tree) ordination family.
She received full ordination on January 9, 2003, in the Đã Về Đã Tới (I Have Arrived, I Am Home) Great Ordination Ceremony.
She is the mother of Thầy Pháp Nguyên and the 105th disciple of Thầy in the Plum Village lineage. She belongs to the 43rd generation in the Lâm Tế (Linji) Zen tradition and the 9th generation of the Liễu Quán Dharma branch.
Ordination Date
May 18, 2000
Name Translation
Guardian of Reverence
Birthplace
Vietnam
Lamp Transmission
Received the lamp in 2008, in the Thanh Lương Địa (Cool, Refreshing Land) Great Ordination Ceremony, receiving the transmission gatha:
The mind faculty, day and night, is well protected.
With reverence, the Buddha land is never left behind.
Wandering freely through the pure realm all day,
The Dharma path of transformation is rooted in understanding and love.
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