Từ Đạo Hạnh

Từ Đạo Hạnh (chữ Hán:, 1072-1116) also Đức Thánh Láng (德聖𣼽), was a Vietnamese monk who lived at the Thầy Temple near modern Hanoi. Various folk legends are told about his life and powers. Today when puppeteers perform during the Thầy Temple Festival, on the seventh day of the third lunar month, they honor Từ Đạo Hạnh as their founder and patron deity.