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Thích Minh Châu

Thích Minh Châu

20th c.

Great monk, translator of the Pali Canon

Lay name Đinh Văn Nam, son of the Hoàng giáp Đinh Văn Chấp. Founder of Vạn Hạnh University (Saigon, 1965), he translated the Pali Tripitaka into Vietnamese — a work unique in the world.

Born
1918
Died
2012
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