THƠ TỊNH-ĐỘ HÒA THƯỢNG THÍCH THIỀN-TÂM

THE GREAT PURELAND MASTER VÔ-NHẤT  THÍCH THIỀN-TÂM 1925-1992 (Cultivation: 48    Lifetime: 68) VÔ-NHẤT   (Lấy ý câu: Nhất sự vô thành thân tiệm lão)       PREFACE     At the end of 1992, The Vietnamese Buddhist Congregation was deeply saddened after hearing of the death of the late Venerable Master ĐẠI-NINH THÍCH THIỀN-TÂM. He was a high ranking, highly virtuous Buddhist Master who devoted his life to studying the philosophy of Buddhism. He was most well-known  for practicing and teaching the PURELAND AND ESOTERIC traditions. Throughout his life, he worked hard to propagate and spread widely these methods to practicing Buddhists. In fact, there are not many Buddhist masters, nuns, or followers within the Vietnamese Buddhist Community who have not heard of him either in or out of Vietnam. His fame and popularity have particularly heightened since 1974. In fact, he was so loved and respected that some people look up to him as if he were a "Living Buddha". From tha

  THE GREAT PURELAND MASTER VÔ-NHẤT  THÍCH THIỀN-TÂM 1925-1992 (Cultivation: 48    Lifetime: 68) VÔ-NHẤT   (Lấy ý câu: Nhất sự vô thành thân tiệm lão)   INTRODUCTION   This book, "THE GREAT PURELAND MASTER  VÔ-NHẤT  THÍCH THIỀN-TÂM: A VENERABLE BUDDHIST MASTER IN MODERN TIMES," was written by Upasika BẢO-ĐĂNG after a year of research in which a lot of time and dedication was necessary.   As one of my followers (for the past 10 years), she is also looked upon as a disciple, a part of the THIỀN-TÂM Dharma family, of the late Venerable Master ĐẠI-NINH THÍCH THIỀN-TÂM. Over the years, she has become a prominent member of this family. From 1985 to the present day, under my guidance, she has courageously taken the responsibility for bringing the proper teachings of Pureland Buddhism of the late Venerable Master THÍCH THIỀN-TÂM to the Tucson, Arizona area.   ĐẠI- NINH:  Is the name of a village near ĐÀ-LẠT Vietnam (LÂM-ĐỒNG Province-Central Vietnam).   She w