Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm
Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm (* 1491 ; † 1585 ) was a Vietnamese scholar and administrative officer. After retiring from court life, he became a hermit and distinguished himself as a poet and writer. He also acted as an oracle and political advisor. Nguyen Binh Khiem is venerated as a saint by the Cao Dai religion .
Life
Nguyen Binh Khiem was born the son of a high mandarin at the court of the Mạc dynasty and was raised at the court. He received a Confucianist education and graduated in 1535 as the highest official within the Vietnamese Empire . However, Nguyen Binh Khiem retired from public life in 1542 to live the life of a reclusive poet. He also acted as a political advisor and teacher to the Trinh and Nguyen families. He also had numerous students whom he taught in Confucian scholarship. He wrote more than a thousand poems. His two main themes were the beauty of nature and the irony of life itself. He wrote in traditional Chinese as well as in what was then Vietnamese.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bruce Lockhart, William J. Duiker: Historical Dictionary of Vietnam. Oxford, 2006, pp. 261f, KW Taylor: A History of the Vietnamese , Cambridge, 2013, pp. 238–240
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Vietnamese scholar and poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1491 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1585 |