Vietnamese Tripitaka Development Program

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Vietnamese Tripitaka Development Program

• Nguyên Tánh Tr?n ti?n Khanh
• Nguyên Hi?n Tr?n ti?n Huy?n
• http//www.DaiTangVietNam.com

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Vietnamese Tripitaka

• Vietnam does not yet have a complete Tripitaka in
  Vietnamese
• Other Buddhist countries have own Tripitaka
• Mahayana sutras from Chinese Tripitaka
• Translated from Sanskrit over 1200 years (from
  2nd to 13th Century)
• Taisho Tripitaka

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Chinese Tripitaka

• Taisho Tripitaka (Taisho 1924-32)
• 56 volumes (vol. 1-56 85)
• 2372 Sutras, 9035 fascicles
• gt71 Million Chinese words
• Electronic version by CBETA from 1998
• CD version by CBETA (Taiwan)

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VN Tripitaka Development

• Transcribe Chinese Tripitaka (USA)
• Draft Translation (USA)
• Editing Review (VN)
• Electronic Version (USA)
• Print Version (VN/Taiwan?)

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Vietnamese Translation

• Chinese texts from CBETA CD
• Draft translation by Tue Quangs Translation
  Software
• Specifically-developed for Buddhist text
  translation
• Use Thi?u Ch?u Chinese-VN dictionary and other
  Buddhist dictionaries
• 9035 files compatible with MS-Word

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Sutra Translation by Computer

• 2372 Sutras/9035 fascicles in 28 hours
• Short sutras (Amitabha, Medicine Buddha, Diamond)
  lt 10 seconds
• Avatamsaka (80 fascicles) 11 minutes
• Great Prajna (600 fascicles) 50 minutes

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A-Di-Ðà Kinh ???????????
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diêu t?n quy tu Tam T?ng Cuu-Ma-La-Th?p d?ch
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Xá-V? qu?c K?-Th? C?p-Cô-Ð?c viên ?d? d?i T?-Kheo
tang thiên nh? bách ngu th?p nhân câu m?t thu?
n? Ph?t t?i nu?c Xá-V? vu?n K?-Th? C?p-Cô-Ð?c
? d?u d?i T?-Kheo tang nghìn hai tram nam mu?i
ngu?i câu h?i ? ?????????????????? giai th?
d?i A-La-Hán ?chúng s? tri th?c ?Tru?ng-Lão
Xá-L?i-Ph?t ?d?u là d?i A-La-Hán ? m?i ngu?i
d?u quen bi?t ?Tru?ng-Lão Xá-L?i-Ph?t ?
????????????????? Ma-Ha M?c-Ki?n-Liên ?Ma-Ha
Ca-Di?p ?Ma-Ha ca Chiên-Chiên ?Ma-Ha
M?c-Ki?n-Liên ?Ma-Ha Ca-Di?p ?Ma-Ha ca
Chiên-Chiên ? ???????????????? d? nhu th? d?ng
chu d?i B?-Tát ?c?p thích d? hoàn nhân d?ng ?
d?u là chu d?i B?-Tát ?v?i nhu
Thích-Ð?-Hoàn-Nhon d?ng ?
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Sutra Editing Review

• Groups in Saigon, Hu?, Ðà N?ng, Hà N?i
• Online comments and participation by all
  Buddhists (in Vi?t Nam and overseas)
• Final review approval by Masters

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Vietnamese Tripitaka

• Sutras translated from Chinese Tripitaka
• Include works from well-known Zen Masters such as
  HT. Thanh T?, HT. Nh?t H?nh, HT. Minh Châu, TT.
  Trí Siêu, TT. Tu? S?
• About 300 volumes, 1000 pages/vol

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Tu? Quang Activities

• Translate Buddhist sutras and texts
• Sponsor manage Editing Groups
• Electronic version by CD/DVD Web
• Fund raising through donations grants
• Organize and sponsor cultural religious events

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Supporting Email from TT. Trí Siêu-LMT

• -------- Original Message -------- gt
• Subject Vien Nghien Cuu Phat Hoc Viet Nam
• Date Wed, 25 Jan 2006 010254 -0800 (PST)
• From vncphvn ltvncphvn_at_yahoo.comgt
• Reply-To vncphvn_at_yahoo.com
• To Khanh T Tran ltkttran_at_amiace.comgt
• Cam on rat nhieu la thu cua anh. Viec dich may
  kinh dien Phat giao cua chung ta la mot giac mo,
  ma toi da de cap toi cach day tren 30 nam. Nay
  anh da buoc dau thuc hien duoc giac mo nay thi
  that la mot phuoc lon cho Phat giao Viet Nam
  chung ta. Nhung gi con trac tro, toi xin gop suc
  cung anh va cac anh em khac, de giai quyet va
  vuot qua. Nhan dip tet den, xin cau chuc anh mot
  nam moi nhieu an lanh. Cau Phat gia ho cho anh
  thuong manh khoe. LMT (Lê M?nh Thát)

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Contact

• Tu? Quang Foundation wishes to receive your
  comments, ideas and support
• Nguyên Tánh Tr?n Ti?n Khanh
• Tu? Quang Foundation
• PO Box 91748
• Henderson, NV 89009-1748
• [phone]
• Web http//www.daitangvietnam.com
• Email info_at_daitangvietnam.com

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