Đinh Hạng Lang ( vi-hantu, 丁項郎, died 979),

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Đính-noa Tăng-noa (頂帑僧帑), was the

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of the

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Biography

Prince Đinh Hạng Lang was the third and youngest son of emperor

Đinh Tiên Hoàng Dinh (丁) is a Vietnamese surname. In Vietnam, the surname is spelled Đinh or Đình, but the latter is very rare in Vietnamese. Notable people * Andy Dinh, Team SoloMid owner, player * Dan Dinh, ''League of Legends '' player, brother of Andy Di ...

. As emperor

married multiple queens, Prince Đinh Hạng Lang had two older half-brothers: Đinh Liễn and Đinh Toàn. He had a very meek personality, and was cherished by his father. In 978, emperor Đinh Tiên Hoàng made the controversial decision of designating the 4 year old Hạng Lang as the

, despite oppositions from officials. This designation enraged Đinh Tiên Hoàng's first son Đinh Liễn, who spent his childhood fighting for his father cause during

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. Before that, back when he was a toddler, his enemies held him hostage, and his father attempted to kill him so that their enemies would lose leverage. He previously forgave his father for this, but now he felt that he was wronged by his father again. In the spring of 979, Đinh Liễn dispatched his subordinates to assassinate his 5 year old half brother Crown Prince Hạng Lang. This assassination distressed Đinh Tiên Hoàng and his wives, who could not have done anything to stop it.

Legacy

According to professor

Hà Văn Tấn Hà Văn Tấn (; 16 August 1937 – 27 November 2019) was a Vietnamese historian, archeologist, and scholar of Buddhism. He was born in Tiên Điền, Nghi Xuân, Hà Tĩnh, and became a professor at Vietnam National University, Hanoi.Community h ...

, among the archaeological ruins in Hoa Lư, one

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- which prince Đinh Liễn had commissioned in 973 - was discovered. In 1964 another column was discovered. By 1978, 14 more columns were discovered. On every column the ''

Uṣṇīṣa Vijaya Dhāraṇī Sūtra The ushnisha (, Pali: ''uṇhīsa'') is a protuberance on top of the head of a Buddha. In Buddhist literature, it is sometimes said to represent the "crown" of a Buddha, a symbol of Enlightenment and status the King of the Dharma. Descrip ...

'' was carved, followed by prince Đinh Khuông Liễn's prayers, including one for the departed soul of his younger brother Hạng Lang, styled "the Great Virtuous Đính Noa Tăng Noa", whom he had killed.Hà Văn Tấn (2012
"Về tín ngưỡng cột kinh Phật đỉnh Tôn Thắng ở Thế kỷ X (On (Buddhist) Beliefs (Presented) on The 10th-century Uṣṇīṣa Vijaya Dhāraṇī Sūtra Columns)"
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VNU University of Social Sciences and Humanities VNU University of Social Sciences and Humanities (VNU-USSH; Vietnamese: ''Trường Đại học Khoa học Xã hội và Nhân văn, Đại học Quốc gia Hà Nội''), or Hanoi University of Social Sciences and Humanities, is a major resear ...

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