Vạn Kiếp tông bí truyền thư
Definition
- Proper Noun (Historical Text):
- "The Secret Transmitted Book of the Vạn Kiếp School": A famous, now-lost Vietnamese military treatise compiled by the legendary general Trần Hưng Đạo (Trần Quốc Tuấn) in the 13th century. It synthesized Chinese and Vietnamese military strategy and tactics.
- A Lost Military Manual: The text is historically significant as a key work on the art of war in Đại Việt (ancient Vietnam), but its full content has not survived to the present day.
Usage Examples
- Proper Noun:
- Trần Hưng Đạo đã biên soạn "Vạn Kiếp tông bí truyền thư" để huấn luyện tướng sĩ. (Trần Hưng Đạo compiled the "Vạn Kiếp tông bí truyền thư" to train his officers and soldiers.)
- "Vạn Kiếp tông bí truyền thư" được xem là một binh thư tối mật của quân đội nhà Trần. (The "Vạn Kiếp tông bí truyền thư" is considered a top-secret military manual of the Trần dynasty army.)
- Nội dung chính của "Vạn Kiếp tông bí truyền thư" hiện đã thất truyền. (The main content of the "Vạn Kiếp tông bí truyền thư" is now lost.)
Advanced Usage
- The title is often referenced in historical and academic contexts to discuss Vietnamese medieval military science, the history of the Trần dynasty, and the legacy of Trần Hưng Đạo.
- It is frequently mentioned alongside his more famous exhortation, "Hịch tướng sĩ" (Proclamation to the Officers).
Historical Context and Notes
- Compiler: Trần Hưng Đạo (Trần Quốc Tuấn), a supreme commander who led the Đại Việt army to victory against the Mongol invasions.
- Content: According to annals, it included strategic diagrams like the "Bát quái cửu cung đồ" (Diagram of the Eight Trigrams and Nine Palaces) and synthesized various schools of military thought.
- Current State: The text itself is lost. Only a preface written by Prince Trần Khánh Dư survives, which is recorded in the historical chronicle (Complete Annals of Đại Việt).
Related Terms
- Binh thư (n): Military manual or treatise.
- Binh pháp (n): Military strategy or art of war.
- Hịch tướng sĩ (n): Proclamation to the Officers (another famous work by Trần Hưng Đạo).