For those who don't know, Thich Thanh Tu is the Vietnamese monastic who revitalized the esoteric Truc Lam school of Thien, and it looks like his disciples have been working tirelessly to translate his materials, starting with this liturgical book: http://www.tvvu.thienvienvouu.com/media ... O%20UU.pdf
This isn't too notable, but it does contain the first translations I've ever seen for certain liturgies, like the Sam Hoi Sau Can.
The much much much much cooler translation I came across was this: http://www.tvvu.thienvienvouu.com/media ... O%20UU.pdf
The "Internal Regulations" booklet, which at first just looks like a book of precepts and their explanations, but further reading reveals this to be the *curriculum* for Thich Thanh Tu's samanera program, which I think gives us a great look into the education of Zen monastics. I'll just put the juicy bits here for everyone:
Took me a while to figure out that "discourses" means "commentaries/sermons". Some of those look to be Vietnamese commentaries I've never heard of before.Year 1
Sutras: Extracts and Explanations of the Agamas
Discourses: First Phase of Buddhist Studies; the Buddhist Councils
History: Vietnamese Meditation from the beginning up until the Ly Dynasty
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Year Two
Sutras: Heart Sutra (Chinese); Diamond Sutra (Chinese); Vimalakirti Sutra (Vietnamese); Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment (Chinese)
Discourses: Vietnamese Meditation in the Late 20th Century; Origin of Meditation; Discourse on the Ultimate Supreme Vehicle (Vietnamese); Platform Sutra (Chinese)
History: The Indian and Chinese Patriarchs; Thien in the Ly and Tran Dynasties
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Year Three
Sutras: Lankavatara Sutra (Vietnamese); Surangama Sutra (Chinese); Lotus Sutra (Vietnamese)
Discourses: Thieu That Six Brief Treatises (Vietnamese); Essential Door to Enter the Way to Immediate Enlightenment (Vietnamese); The Awakening of the Faith in the Mahayana (Chinese); The Song of Attaining the Way (Chinese)
History: Chronicle of Chinese Masters' Path of Practice, Volume I; Thien after the Tran Dynasty to the present
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Year Four
Sutra: Mahayana Parinirvana Sutra (Vietnamese); Avatamsaka Sutra (Vietnamese)
Discourses: Direct Elucidation on True Nature (Vietnamese); Discourse on the Middle Way (Chinese); Precious Words on Returning to the Mind of All Dharmas (Vietnamese); Inscripton on the Heart of Faith (Chinese)
History: Chronicle of Chinese Meditation Masters' Path of Practice, Volume II