LYWA Translations into Vietnamese

Holy objects at Lama Zopa Rinpoche's house in Aptos, California.

The following Vietnamese translations of teachings by Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche are available as PDF files. Translated by Lozang Ngodrub and edited by Võ Thư Ngân.

A Brief History of Maitreya Buddha
Lược Sử Đức Di Lặc

This article is Chapter 4: A Brief History of Maitreya Buddha, excerpted from the book Universal Love by Lama Yeshe and can be found in English here on the LYWA website.

A Joint Biography of Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Kết Hợp Tiểu Sử Của Lama Yeshe Và Lama Zopa Rinpoche

This article includes biographies of both Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche from 1935 up to 1974 and can be found here on the FPMT website.

Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Biography and Life Stories
Tiểu sử của Lama Zopa Rinpoche

This article includes Lama Zopa Rinpoche's biography, as well as a compilation of stories that Rinpoche shared over time about his youth. This biography can be found in English here on the LYWA website.

A Praise to His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama
Tán Thán Đức Đạt Lai Lạt Ma Thứ Mười Bốn
Lama Zopa Rinpoche offered the following verses to His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

Seeing How the I Exists
Cách Thấy Cái Tôi Hiện Hữu Như Thế Nào

Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave this teaching on emptiness (shunyata) at a refuge ceremony at Amitabha Buddhist Centre, Singapore, March 2013.

How to React to Harm in Accordance with the Dharma
Cách Ứng Phó Với Sự Hãm Hại, Phù Hợp Với Giáo Pháp

Lama Zopa Rinpoche taught on karma, explaining a verse from Bodhicaryavatara (A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life) by Shantideva, the great eighth-century Indian Buddhist master during the 2017 month-long lamrim meditation course at Kopan Monastery. Edited by Chân Thông Tri.

Commentary on "A Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment"
Luận Giải "Đèn Soi Nẻo Giác

This commentary on A Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment was given by Khunu Lama Rinpoche as a teaching to the monks and nuns of the International Mahayana Institute at Boudhanath, Nepal, 2 February 1975. It can also be found in the LYWA publication Teachings From Tibet.

The Foundation of All Good Qualities
Nền Tảng Mọi Phẩm Hạnh Tốt Đẹp

The Foundation of All Good Qualities is a concise prayer by Lama Tsongkhapa that teaches the entire graduated path to enlightenment.

Khunu Lama Rinpoche's Story
Câu Chuyện Về Khunu Lama Rinpoche

Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave this teaching about the life of Khunu Lama Tenzin Gyaltsen, at Kopan Course No. 43, held at Kopan Monastery, Nepal, in Nov-Dec, 2010.

Three Principal Aspects of the Path
Ba Điểm Tinh Yếu Của Đường Tu

A short lamrim text by Lama Tsongkhapa on the three principal paths: renunciation, bodhicitta, and the correct view of emptiness.

Five Powers to Be Practiced at the Time of Death
Ngũ Lực Để Thực Hành Vào Lúc Lâm Chung
Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave the following advice on the five powers to be practiced at the time of death.

The Simple Art of Meditation
Nghệ Thuật Đơn Giản Của Thiền

This talk was given by Lama Yeshe in Bloomington, Indiana, 1975. Translated by Võ Thư Ngân.

Practicing Lamrim as a Householder
Làm Người Tại Gia Tu Tập Lamrim

Lama Zopa Rinpoche explained how to generate the realizations of the stages of the path to enlightenment at the Twelfth Kopan Course held at Kopan Monastery, Nepal, in 1979. This teaching is an excerpt from Lecture 9 of the course.

Restaurants and Shopping
Nhà Hàng Và Mua Sắm

This was advice given by Lama Zopa Rinpoche on developing the right motivation for going to restaurants and to do shopping.


The following LYWA and FPMT publications have been translated into Vietnamese by Hong Nhu and are available as PDF files. You can access more of Hong Nhu's Vietnamese Dharma translations here.

Advice for Daily Practices
PHÁP TU HÀNG NGÀY
Advice given by Lama Zopa Rinpoche on establishing a daily practice.

On Medicine Buddha
GIẢNG VỀ PHẬT DƯỢC SƯ
This teaching was given by Lama Zopa Rinpoche during a Medicine Buddha puja at the Land of Medicine Buddha, California, on July 28, 2001.

Benefits of Reciting the Arya Sanghata Sutra
Lợi Ích Tụng Kinh Chánh Pháp Sanghata 

A letter dictated by Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Buddha Amitabha Pure Land, Washington State, USA, on April 12, 2006. Scribed and edited by Kendall Magnussen.

Benefit of Reciting the Vajrasattva Mantra
Lợi Ích Tụng Chú Kim Cang Tát Đỏa
A short excerpt from extensive teachings given by Lama Zopa Rinpoche on the Heart Sutra at Tara Institute in Melbourne, Australia, on March 2000.

Benefits of Reciting the Golden Light Sutra
Lợi Ích Tụng Kinh Ánh Sáng Hoàng Kim
A brief explanation of the benefits of the Golden Light Sutra by Lama Zopa Rinpoche as found on the FPMT website.

The Preliminary Practice of Tong-len
HƯỚNG DẪN PHÁP TU TONG-LEN 
This advice on the practice of tong-len was dictated by Lama Zopa Rinpoche to Kendall Magnussen in 2006.

A Short Tong-len Practice
NGHI THỨC GIẢN LƯỢC TU TONG-LEN
This is a short tong-len practice compiled by Ven. Sarah Thresher on the basis of instructions from Lama Zopa Rinpoche.


The following LYWA publications have also been translated into Vietnamese and are available as pdf files:

Daily Purification: A Short Vajrasattva Practice
TỊNH HÓA HÀNG NGÀY: Bài Thiền Đức Kim Cang Tát Đỏa Ngắn
This short daily practice was composed by Lama Zopa Rinpoche and kindly translated into Vietnamese by Lozang Ngodrub and edited by Chân Thông Tri and Võ Thư Ngân.

Be Your Own Therapist, by Lama Thubten Yeshe
Hãy Là Bác Sĩ Cho Chính Mình 
A talk by Lama Yeshe given in Melbourne, Australia, in April 1975. Please note: this translation has not been checked for accuracy.

On Marriage, by Lama Thubten Yeshe
Hôn Nhân
Lama Yeshe answers questions about marriage and relationships. Collated from talks in various locations from 1975 to 1981. Please note: this translation has not been checked for accuracy.

How to Generate Bodhicitta, by Ribur Rinpoche
Phát Tâm Bồ Đề
Venerable Lama Ribur Rinpoche taught extensively on bodhicitta, the awakening mind, and lo-jong, (thought transformation), at Amitabha Buddhist Centre, Singapore, in 1997.

Quick Return Prayer
Khẩn Nguyện Ribur Rinpoche Sớm Trở Lại Cõi Thế 
A prayer for Ribur Rinpoche, composed by Lama Zopa Rinpoche. The Melodious Song Of The Gods' Great Drum - A Sorrowful Request For The Quick Return Of The Incredibly Kind Father Lama.

Preliminary Practices
PHÁP TU SƠ KHỞI
A compilation of Lama Zopa Rinpoche's advice on preliminaries and daily practices. This advice was translated into Vietnamese and combined with other advices from Rinpoche on daily practices by Anh Ho.