Cultural exchanges and Zen Buddhism in Sino poetries of Vietnamese envoys to China from the late 18th to early 19th century

Abstract

In this report, we present the cultural relationship between Vietnam and China through poems of Vietnamese envoy written on the topic of Buddhist and zenon their journeys of diplomatic missions at the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century in three main aspects: The description of Buddhist sites and spaces; The envoys’ expression of their personal emotions; and the expression of close relationships with the Zen masters, and the courtiers of the Host country. From there, we hope to contribute a more perspective on the Vietnamese people's mentality - the same mentality, in the cultural exchange between Vietnam and China.