Sister Xướng Nghiêm
A Dharma teacher in the Plum Village tradition, originally from Vietnam, born in 1988, Sister Xuong Nghiem entered monastic training in 2005 at the age of 17 and received the novice precepts on August 7, 2005, at Bát Nhã Monastery, with the Dharma name Tâm Quảng Uyên and the Dharma title Chân Xướng Nghiêm. She belongs to the Cây Hướng Dương (Sunflower) ordination family.
She received full ordination on January 12, 2009, in the Mùa Sen Mới (New Lotus Season) Great Ordination Ceremony at Plum Village.
She is the 303rd 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
August 7, 2005
Birthplace
Vietnam
Lamp Transmission
She was transmitted the lamp on April 29, 2013, at Vườn Ươm Monastery, receiving the transmission gatha:
"The song of great harmony is being sung,
Rows of pines and cypresses stand with dignity.
The true mind opens a vast sky,
Returning home, fulfilling the ancient vow."
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