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Từ Đạo Hạnh
Image of Từ Đạo Hạnh in the Thầy Temple near Hanoi
Từ Đạo Hạnh (徐道行, 1072-1116) also thánh Láng, was a Vietnamese monk who lived at the Thay Pagoda near modern Hanoi. Various folk legends are told about his life and powers. Today when puppeteers perform during the Thay Pagoda Festival, on the seventh day of the third lunar month, they honor Tu Dao Hanh as their founder and patron deity.