Seems like it was translated last year, and I think it's a really interesting look into what a zen curriculum looks like. (For those who aren't aware, Thich Thanh Tu is the monastic who revived the esoteric Truc Lam lineage of Vietnamese Thien.)
The full curriculum can be found here. There's also this text, which is mostly just liturgies (but includes meditation procedures and some other things), but has some translations I've never seen before for certain liturgies.
But anyway, here's the four-year curriculum for samaneras:
> Year 1
> Sutras: Extracts and Explanations of the Agamas
> Commentaries: First Phase of Buddhist Studies; the Buddhist Councils
> History: Vietnamese Meditation from the beginning up until the Ly Dynasty
> 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
> 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
> 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
I come and browse here sometimes though I have never posted, but have a little bit of time right now and thought it might benefit others. Whether its following a similar path as that, or meditation or....whatever else! Ask me anything.
I'm no longer Buddhist, and I'm not very wise but I figure I might be able to help somehow.
I don't want to step on anybody's toes here, but the amount of non-dad jokes here in this subreddit really annoys me. First of all, dad jokes CAN be NSFW, it clearly says so in the sub rules. Secondly, it doesn't automatically make it a dad joke if it's from a conversation between you and your child. Most importantly, the jokes that your CHILDREN tell YOU are not dad jokes. The point of a dad joke is that it's so cheesy only a dad who's trying to be funny would make such a joke. That's it. They are stupid plays on words, lame puns and so on. There has to be a clever pun or wordplay for it to be considered a dad joke.
Again, to all the fellow dads, I apologise if I'm sounding too harsh. But I just needed to get it off my chest.
Do your worst!
I'm surprised it hasn't decade.
For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.
I said "hey look, an escaPEA"
No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!
Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies ๐
It really does, I swear!
Because she wanted to see the task manager.
Theyโre on standbi
Pilot on me!!
Nothing, he was gladiator.
Dad jokes are supposed to be jokes you can tell a kid and they will understand it and find it funny.
This sub is mostly just NSFW puns now.
If it needs a NSFW tag it's not a dad joke. There should just be a NSFW puns subreddit for that.
Edit* I'm not replying any longer and turning off notifications but to all those that say "no one cares", there sure are a lot of you arguing about it. Maybe I'm wrong but you people don't need to be rude about it. If you really don't care, don't comment.
What did 0 say to 8 ?
" Nice Belt "
So What did 3 say to 8 ?
" Hey, you two stop making out "
When I got home, they were still there.
I won't be doing that today!
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Where ever you left it ๐คทโโ๏ธ๐คญ
This morning, my 4 year old daughter.
Daughter: I'm hungry
Me: nerves building, smile widening
Me: Hi hungry, I'm dad.
She had no idea what was going on but I finally did it.
Thank you all for listening.
There hasn't been a post all year!
You take away their little brooms
It was about a weak back.
Why
Itโs pronounced โNoel.โ
After all his first name is No-vac
What, then, is Chinese rap?
Edit:
Notable mentions from the comments:
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Spanish/Swedish/Swiss/Serbian hits
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French/Finnish art
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Country/Canadian rap
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Chinese/Country/Canadian rock
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Turkish/Tunisian/Taiwanese rap
BamBOO!
There hasn't been a single post this year!
(Happy 2022 from New Zealand)
Nothing, it just waved
Him: I can explain everything!
(It's his best joke yet I think)
