Cư sĩ Thiện Phúc

Thiện Phúc Trần Ngọc was born in 1949 in Vĩnh Long Province, a small town about 136 kilometers southeast of Saigon. AKA Ngọc-Em Trần. He was born to a very poor family; however, his parents had tried their best to raise their all children with a minimum of high school education. He obtained his Bachelor in English in 1973, and Bachelor in Vietnamese-Chinese in 1974 at Cantho University. He was brought up in a Buddhist-tradition family. His grandparents and parents were devoted lay disciples of Honarable Venerable Master Minh Đăng Quang. He came to the United States in 1985 and became a disciple of Most Venerable Thích Giác Nhiên in the same year. He has been working for California State Department of Rehabilitation as a Rehabilitation Supervisor since 1988. His main responsibility is to supervise a unit of ten counselors who counsel people with problems, especially people with disabilities. He was very much impressed by the life and teachings of the Buddha. He realizes that Buddhism has been an important part of the cultural heritage, not only of Vietnam, but also of Southeast Asian countries and most parts of Asia. While working as a volunteer teacher of Vietnamese language programs in Southern California, around 1985 and 1986, a lot of young Vietnamese students came to him to ask for the meanings of some Buddhist terms. Some terms he was able to provide the meaning, but a lot of them he could not. He talked to Most Venerable Thích Giác Nhiên and was encouraged by the Most Venerable to start his work on The Basic Buddhist Terms. With the encouragement from Most Venerable Thích Giác Nhiên, he started his work since 1986 and completed the first draft in 2002. He is also the author of a series of books written in Vietnamese, titled “Buddhism in Life,” ten volumes, “Buddhism, a religion of Peace, Joy, and Mindfulness,” and “Intimate Sharings with Parents and Children.” Books will be published in a near future: 1. The Buddha’s Basic Teachings in Vietnamese and English, 2. Chinese Famous Zen Masters in Vietnamese and English.

Tác phẩm đã xuất bản:
Tự Điển Phật Học Anh Việt . Thiên Phúc
Từ Điển Phật Học Việt Anh- Anh Việt- Pali-Việt (6 tập) Thiên Phúc
Thiên Trúc Tiểu Du Ký. Thiên Phúc
Đạo Phật an lạc & tỉnh thức (1 tập, 400 trang) Thiên Phúc
Thiền Sư (Masters). Thiện Phúc Trần Ngọc
Đạo Phật trong đời sống (10 tập, mỗi tập 400 trang) Thiên Phúc
Phật Pháp căn bản (8 quyển, 6000 trang). Thiện Phúc
Tâm sự với Cha Mẹ & tuổi trẻ (1 tập, 400 trang)
Phật Pháp Căn Bản (song ngữ Việt-Anh, 7 tập gồm khoảng 3000 trang)
Thiền Sư (song ngữ Việt-Anh1 tập, 500 trang)

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