Thich Nu Thuan Tue

Venerable Thich Nu Thuan Tue, Abbess of Dieu Nhan Zen Meditation Monastery in Rescue, CA, was born in the City of Hue in Vietnam. She was ordained as a Vietnamese Zen Buddhist Nun in 1981 by Venerable Zen Master Thich Thanh Tu. She practiced Zen from 1981-1983 at Bat Nha Zen Monastery and continued her practice at Vien Chieu Zen Nunnery and Truc Lam Zen Monastery until 2010. Since the year 2000, she was a Dharma Master at many Vietnamese Zen monasteries such as Vien Chieu, Hue Chieu, Pho Chieu, and Truc Lam. In addition, she taught and guided numerous Buddhist meditation groups in Vietnam throughout the Nation. From 2012, Ven. Thuan Tue came to the USA, becoming the Abbess of Dieu Nhan Zen Meditation Monastery which was founded in 2002 by Zen Master Thich Thanh Tu. She has traveled to London, Belgium, Paris, Germany, Australia, Canada, and other states in the USA to give Dharma talks and guide the Zen retreats in mostly Vietnamese communities.