Từ Đạo Hạnh


Từ Đạo Hạnh 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.