Pháp Hiền
Vietnamese Buddhist monk
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| Intro | Vietnamese Buddhist monk | |
| Places | Vietnam | |
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Pháp Hiền (died 626) was a Vietnamese Buddhist monk notable in the early history of Buddhism in Vietnam, Vietnamese Thiền or Chinese Chán Zen Buddhism in Vietnam.
Pháp Hiền studied under Quán Duyên, a Zen master at chùa Quán Vân, or Phap-van Temple, then under the Indian monk Vinītaruci. After the latter's death, Pháp Hiền built the Chúng Thiện pagoda at a mountain named Thiên Phúc or Tiên Du, northwest of Luy Lâu.