359 +.1 TiN NGT.IONG CHI.IDoNG TT,vA Nn0Nc rdp vAN noa rRoNc uru'rrcn cO NGUYEN XUAN DIEN- DO LAN PHuqNG.T6m rit: Bai viiit xem xdt m6i liCn he gita tnryin thuy6t din gian voi c6c vin bdn thu tich li€n quan ddn Chn D6ng Tu, Eong d6 ngng tam la thin tich Qua nghi€n cr?u van bdn thin tich- bdi vi6t chi co so dt liQu cua viQc bi6n so4n vir qu6 trinh bi€n soen than.tich (qui trinh van brin h6a, c6 tlinh h6a c6c yeu td ilQng cta ngudn vin hgc dan gian) Thdn tich Chi Ddng Tt khdng chi d6 luu.git tlugc c6c dau vCt tich hqp v0 ni€n dai bi€n so4n md cdn dn chria t16 c6c "ma van h6a" mar ti€n hinh b6c t6ch ta sd thdy c6c lop trdm tich vin hoa c6 xua Tt kh6a: Cht D6ttg Tu, then tich, Tt Bat tu, tin ngu&ng ddn gian, vdn h6a d6n gian Abstracl: This article examines the comection between the folk legends and archaic writings on Saint Chu Dong Tu, with a focus on several versions of his divine biography By studying these versions of his divine biography this article defines their basic material, and indicates that their compilation was indeed the process of textualization and fixing the changeable elements from folk literature as a source Documents of the divine biography of Saint Chu Dong Tu contain hints of the dates of their compilation as well as cultural codes used in their creation Kewvords: Saint Chu Dong Tu, divine biography, Four Immortals, folk belief, folk culture MO iIAu Chu D6ng Tri ld m6t "Tu BAt tu" cta thin tti6n ViCt Theo ctng sg hinh thdnh vd phrit tri6n cira vtng chdu th6 hp luu s6ng Hdng vd ciic c6ng ttdng cu ddn o tl6y, tin ngudng Cht Daing Tt tl6 xu6t hiQn vd t6n t4i toi ngdy Theo kdt quii khio s6t nim 1998 - 2003 tin ngudng niy xuit hi6n o 5/ I rinh chau th6 thuoc luru s6ng Hdng voi 62 ldng tho Cht Ddng Tt,