Venerable Thích Nữ Thuần Tuệ

Venerable Thích Nữ Thuần Tuệ, Abbess of Dieu Nhan Zen Meditation Monastery in Rescue, CA, was born in Vietnam. She was ordained as a Vietnamese Zen Buddhist Nun in 1981 in Trúc Lâm Lineage (Bamboo Forest Lineage) by Venerable Zen Master Thich Thanh Tu. She practiced Zen from 1981-1983 at Bat Nha Zen Monastery in Vung Tau and continued her practice at Vien Chieu Zen Nunnery in Long Thanh until 1994. Her meditation practice became more deepened and focused when she retreated at Truc Lam Zen Monastery in Dalat from 1994-2010. Since the year 1996, she was a Dharma Master at many Vietnamese Zen monasteries such as Truc Lam, Vien Chieu, Hue Chieu, Pho Chieu, and Huong Hai. 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, Switzerland, Germany, Canada, other states in the USA to give Dharma talks and to guide Zen retreats mostly in Vietnamese communities.