Dear Readers,

We hope that this translation would do justice to the source document of the Oracles written in Vietnamese by Lord Master Huynh Phu So, the founder of Hoa Hao Buddhism, aka Harmony Buddhism.  He launched his Mission in 1939, at his native village named Hoa Hao, Tan Chau Township, Chau Doc City, An Giang, Vietnam.  That is why the religion adopted this local name, which is now the faith’s sacred site with millions of followers. 

The goals of this project are as follow:

First, the translation aims to create a lingual and cultural bridge  between the first and second generations of  Vietnamese diaspora, especially among the Hoa Hao Buddhists.

Second, it also address the needs of researchers, sympathisers, of various ethnic communities, government agencies, fellow religious organizations, who are interested in studying this religion, and can see this as a open bilingual resource.

Third, while many of Hoa Hao Buddhist congregations over the world are lacking in the materials of bilingual propagation,  that is understanding because their translation requires a wide range of skills and background knowledge, we  recognize the urgent necessity of divulging the Hao Hao Buddhism and hope that it can contribulte to addressing the problems of the world.  

The philosophy of the religion remains highly relevant in meeting the spiritual of the world today.  This is also the goal of Lord Master the Prophet, who wishes to wake all the sentient beings up to their human obligations, regardless of their religion, skin color, race, national boundaries, provided they can live together beside each other, and all progress toward their deliverance.  It is one of the religions which vehementaly advocate for world peace and mutual tolerance and compassion among all sentient beings.

The materials of Buddhism today has been translated by many organizations on around the world, especially the Tibetan Buddhism and the translation of Hoa Hao Buddhism is not beyond this trend. 

It is noted that Hoa Hao Buddhism is built on three philosophical and moral pillars of East Asian culture, which should be known to the reader who has never had the opportunity to read the Oracles by the Master.  These are the religions which have almost coexisted two thousands and five hundred years, but takes Buddhism by Lord Shakyamuni for the main content.   Laoism, Confucianism and Buddhism can complement each other and form a unique syncretic school of thought to streamline their teachings and permeate the masses.

Despite all our efforts to perfect our work, we never permit ourselves to be complacent and always come back where I have done any time we feel we can do more to optimize it.

We acknowledge all the scholars for sharing their interpretation of the Oracular texts some of which may require etymology. 

Thanks for your reading and for contributing any suggestion which you may like to make as part of the evangelical projects in the age of globalization as Lord Master said:

           “We yearn for the world to be liberalized,

       All the four oceans hold Hoa Hao ties.”

                       (Diệu Pháp Quang Minh) 

Kind regards

Rang Dong