Real name: Lê
Anh Dũng 黎英勇 .
Most used pen names:
Dũ Lan 牖蘭; Lê
Khang Thìn 黎康辰 ; Ngô Bái
Thiên 吾拜天 .
Ex-member of The Organ for Universalising
Caodai Teaching (Cơ Quan Phổ Thông Giáo Lý Đại Đạo 大道教理普通機關), located at 171B Cống Quỳnh street,
district 1, Saigon.
At
present: As an independent Caodai researcher.
Since
June 2008: Founder and editor of Chương Trình Chung Tay Ấn Tống Kinh Sách Đại Đạo (The Programme of
Joining Hands for Free Caodai Publications). More than 100 titles by various
authors were published in cooperation with nhà
xuất bản Tôn Giáo (Religion publishing house, located at 53 Tràng Thi street, Hoàn Kiếm district, Hà Nội)
and nhà xuất bản Hồng Đức (Hồng Đức publishing
house, located at 65
Tràng Thi street, Hoàn Kiếm district, Hà Nội).
Since
January 2012: Founder and editor of Đại Đạo Văn Uyển 大道文苑 , a quarterly publication in cooperation
with the above-mentioned nhà xuất bản Tôn
Giáo (Religion publishing house) in Hà Nội. This quarterly publication is an
“anthology” of writings by various Caodai disciples who are free from
“sectarianism” and support the struggle for unifying Caodai Holy Assemblies (các
Hội Thánh Cao Đài 諸高臺聖會).
N.B.: All the
books have been legally printed according to official publishing permits issued
by the said publishing houses. Since
2008, Caodai disciples have voluntarily financed the cost of publishing these
books which are to be offered as free gifts.
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I.
Some Huệ Khải’s books collaborated with others
01. TÌM HIỂU KINH SÁM HỐI / Studying Repentance Scripture. Collaborated with Thanh Căn. Hà Nội: Tôn Giáo Publishing House 2009, 2010, 2011.
02. HÀNH
TRẠNG TIỀN BỐI CAO TRIỀU PHÁT /
A Chronological Biography of Cao Triều
Phát (1889-1956), a Caodai leader of Caodai Minh Chơn Đạo Holy Assembly 高臺明真道聖會, whose Holy See
located in Cà Mau province. Collaborated
with Cao Bạch Liên, daughter of
Cao Triều Phát. Hà Nội: Tôn Giáo Publishing House 2010, 2012.
03. CUỘC ĐỜI ĐỨC
KHỔNG TỬ / Life of Confucius. Collaborated with Lê Anh Minh, picture book, published in 2013.
04. TƯỞNG NHỚ NHÂN
TỬ NGUYỄN VĂN THỌ / In Memory of Nhân
Tử Nguyễn Văn Thọ (1921-2014), a scholar who heartedly helped The Organ for Universalising Caodai
Teaching. Collaborated with various authors. Hà Nội: Tôn Giáo Publishing House 2014.
05. ĐẠO CAO ĐÀI TRONG ĐỜI SỐNG CÔNG CHÚNG / Caodaism in Public Life. Collaborated with Thiện Quang. Hà Nội: Tôn Giáo Publishing House 2015.
II.
Huệ Khải’s Vietnamese-English books
01. ĐẤT
NAM KỲ − TIỀN ĐỀ VĂN HÓA MỞ ĐẠO CAO ĐÀI / Cochinchina as a
Cultural Precondition for the Foundation of Caodaism. Hà Nội: Tôn Giáo Publishing House 2008,
2012.
02. ĐẤT NAM KỲ −
TIỀN ĐỀ PHÁP LÝ MỞ ĐẠO CAO ĐÀI / Cochinchina as a Legal Precondition for the
Foundation of Caodaism. Hà Nội: Tôn Giáo Publishing House 2008, 2010.
03. NGÔ VĂN CHIÊU
– NGƯỜI MÔN ĐỆ CAO ĐÀI ĐẦU TIÊN / Ngô
Văn Chiêu – the First Caodai Disciple. Hà Nội: Tôn Giáo Publishing House 2008, 2009, 2012.
04. TAM GIÁO VIỆT
NAM − TIỀN ĐỀ TƯ TƯỞNG MỞ ĐẠO CAO ĐÀI
/ The Three Teachings of Vietnam as an
Ideological Precondition for the Foundation of Caodaism. Hà Nội: Tôn Giáo Publishing House 2010, 2013.
05. CẤM
ĐẠO CAO ĐÀI Ở TRUNG KỲ 1928-1950 / Caodaism
under Persecution in Central Vietnam 1928-1950. Hà Nội: Tôn Giáo Publishing House 2012.
06. THIÊN
BÀN TẠI NHÀ / The God’s Altar at Home. Hà Nội: Tôn Giáo Publishing House 2014. This book expounds the Caodai altar at home.)
07. NGŨ
GIỚI CẤM XƯA VÀ NAY / The Five Precepts Past and Present. Hà Nội: Tôn Giáo Publishing House 2014. This book expounds the Five Precepts in Caodaism as well as
other religions founded before Caodaism.
08. GIA ĐÌNH TRONG TÂN LUẬT CAO ĐÀI / Family
in the Caodai New Law. Hà Nội: Tôn Giáo Publishing House 2014.
09. LƯỢC SỬ ĐẠO CAO ĐÀI: KHAI MINH ĐẠI ĐẠO 1926 / A Concise Caodai History: The 1926
Inauguration. Hà Nội: Tôn Giáo Publishing House 2015.
10. ĐỐI THOẠI LIÊN TÔN GIÁO
TỪ GÓC NHÌN MỘT TÍN HỮU CAO ĐÀI / Interfaith
Dialogues as Viewed by a Caodai Believer. Hà Nội: Tôn Giáo Publishing House 2015.
11. “TRONG THỜI ĐẠI CHÚNG TA”
VỚI TÂM TÌNH MỘT TÍN HỮU CAO ĐÀI / “Nostra
Aetate” in a Caodai Believer’s Sentiment. Hà Nội: Tôn Giáo Publishing House 2016. (Nostra
aetate (Latin: In Our Time) is the Declaration on the Relation of the
Catholic Church with Non-Christian Religions of the Second Vatican Council.)
12. LƯỢC SỬ ĐẠO CAO ĐÀI: THỜI TIẾM ẨN 1920-1926 / A Concise Caodai History: The Earliest Beginnings 1920-1926. Hà Nội: Hồng Đức Publishing House 2017. (200 pages + 12 colour pictorial pages + 16 black and white pictorial pages).
12. LƯỢC SỬ ĐẠO CAO ĐÀI: THỜI TIẾM ẨN 1920-1926 / A Concise Caodai History: The Earliest Beginnings 1920-1926. Hà Nội: Hồng Đức Publishing House 2017. (200 pages + 12 colour pictorial pages + 16 black and white pictorial pages).
III.
Huệ Khải’s Vietnamese books
01. LUẬT NHÂN QUẢ
THEO GIÁO LÝ CAO ĐÀI / The Caodai Law of Cause and Effect. Hà Nội: Tôn Giáo Publishing House 2008, 2010, 2012.
02. LÒNG CON TIN
ĐẤNG CAO ĐÀI / We Believe in Caodai God. Hà Nội: Tôn Giáo Publishing House 2008, 2010. (An anthology of talks.)
03. KINH CỨU KHỔ
TRONG ĐẠO CAO ĐÀI / Studying
Caodai Scripture on Liberating Suffering. Hà Nội: Tôn Giáo Publishing House 2009, 2010, 2011.
04. TÌM HIỂU NGỌC
HOÀNG THIÊN TÔN BỬU CÁO / Studying
the Caodai daily prayer borrowed from the Daoist prayer entitled 玉皇天尊寶誥. Hà Nội: Tôn Giáo Publishing House 2009, 2010.
05. MỘT DÒNG BÁT
NHÃ / Studying two Caodai holy
teachings 高臺聖教 bestowed by 太上道祖 and 觀音菩薩. Hà Nội: Tôn Giáo Publishing House 2010,
2013. (An
anthology of two talks.)
06. GIẢI MÃ TRUYỆN
TÂY DU / Explaining
the novel entitled 西游記 by 吳承恩 (circa 1500-1581). In the eye of a Caodai writer, Huệ Khải expounds some
key events in the said novel so as to prove that the novel implies the
theory of the Common Origin of the Three Teachings 三教同源說. Hà Nội: Tôn Giáo Publishing House 2010, 2011.
07. TÌM HIỂU HAI
BÀI TIÊN THIÊN KHÍ HÓA VÀ QUẾ HƯƠNG NỘI ĐIỆN / Studying two Caodai daily prayers
borrowed from two Daoist prayers. One prayer glorifies 太上老君 ; the other
glorifies Confucius. Hà Nội: Tôn Giáo Publishing House 2011, 2012.
08. NHỊP CẦU TƯƠNG
TRI / A Bridge of Mutual
Understanding. Hà Nội: Tôn Giáo Publishing House 2011,
2013. This book is an anthology of Huệ Khải’s weekly contributions to Công Giáo và Dân Tộc / Catholicism and
nation, a Catholic weekly magazine. It is designed to enhance interfaith
understanding.
09. ĐỌC LẠI THẤT
CHÂN NHÂN QUẢ / Reading again the Novel
Entitled 七真因果傳. Hà Nội: Tôn Giáo Publishing House 2011, 2013. The Chinese author of the
said novel is unknown. In the eye of a Caodai writer, Huệ Khải expounds some
key events in the novel so as to enhance interfaith understanding. This book is
an anthology of his weekly contributions to Công
Giáo và Dân Tộc / Catholicism and nation, a Catholic weekly magazine.
10. ĐIỂM TỰA TÂM
LINH / The Spiritual Fulcrum. Hà Nội: Tôn Giáo Publishing House 2011, 2012. (A talk expounds
the functions of a Caodai temple.)
11. NGƯỜI ĐẠO CAO
ĐÀI LÀM QUEN PHƯƠNG PHÁP NGHIÊN CỨU / Researching
Method designed for Caodaists. Hà Nội: Tôn Giáo Publishing House 2011. It is designed to help novice writers who are Caodai
disciples.
12. MỘT GÓC NHÌN
VĂN HÓA CAO ĐÀI / A View Corner of
Caodai Culture. Hà Nội: Tôn Giáo Publishing House 2011.
An anthology of Huệ Khải’s writings on
Caodai culture.
13. CON ĐƯỜNG HẠNH
PHÚC / The Way of Happiness. Hà Nội: Tôn Giáo Publishing House 2011,
2013. An anthology of Huệ Khải’s writings and talks related to his activities
in co-operation with the Saigon Catholic Archdiocese. It is designed to enhance
interfaith understanding and co-existence.
14. TU CỨU CỬU
HUYỀN THẤT TỔ / How to Save Our
Ancestors, Parents, and Children. Hà Nội: Tôn Giáo Publishing House 2012, 2013. Based on Caodai holy teachings 高臺聖教, Huệ Khải’s talk
expounds the truth that we can save our ancestors, parents, and children (cửu huyền thất tổ 九玄七祖) when we honestly lead the life of a true religious
person (tu hành 修行).
15. BẮC CẦU TÂM
LINH / Building a Spiritual Bridge. Hà Nội: Tôn Giáo Publishing House 2012,
2013. This book is an anthology of Huệ Khải’s weekly contributions to Công Giáo và Dân Tộc / Catholicism and
nation, a Catholic weekly/monthly magazine. It is designed to enhance
interfaith understanding.
16. HÒA ĐIỆU LIÊN
TÔN / Interfaith Harmony. Hà Nội: Tôn Giáo Publishing House 2012,
2013. This book is an anthology of Huệ Khải’s weekly contributions to Công Giáo và Dân Tộc / Catholicism and
nation, a Catholic weekly/monthly magazine. It is designed to enhance
interfaith understanding.
17. QUAN THÁNH XƯA
VÀ NAY / 關聖 Past and Present. Hà Nội: Tôn Giáo Publishing House 1995, 2013. By means of 乩 (the
beaked bag / la corbeille à bec), this famous Chinese historical personage (passed
away in 220 AD) has returned to bestow holy teachings 聖教 upon Caodai
disciples. Besides Guan Yu’s biography as a historical personage, Huệ Khải’s
book introduces some of the holy teachings bestowed by Guan Sheng 關聖 together with Huệ
Khải’s annotation. In Caodaism, 關聖帝君 is worshipped as the
representative of Confucianism.
18. DƯỚI MÁI ĐẠO
VIỆN / Under the roof of a 道院. Hà Nội: Tôn Giáo Publishing House 2013. This fiction is an
anthology of Huệ Khải’s weekly contributions to Công Giáo và Dân Tộc / Catholicism and nation, a Catholic weekly
magazine. It is designed to enhance interfaith understanding.
19. HỒ BIỂU CHÁNH
XƯA VÀ NAY / Hồ Biểu Chánh 胡表正 Past and Present. Hà Nội: Tôn Giáo Publishing House 2014. The writer’s real name is Hồ Văn Trung 胡文忠 (1884-1958).
This famous prolific novelist was also a noble high-ranking official in the
French Cochinchina. His numerous novels are designed to enhance traditonal
ethics based on Confucianism. After death, he was canonised as a saint 聖 by Caodai God.
20. PETRUS KÝ XƯA
VÀ NAY / Petrus Ký Past and Present. Hà Nội: Tôn Giáo Publishing House 2014. Petrus Jean-Baptiste
Trương Vĩnh Ký 張永記 (1837-1898) is a
very famous personage in the history of Vietnam. After death, he was canonised
by Caodai God. By means of 乩 (the beaked bag /
la corbeille à bec), this saint 聖 has returned to bestow holy teachings 聖教 upon Caodai
disciples.
21. HÀNH
TRẠNG ĐỨC AN TRINH THẦN NỮ /
A Biography of 安貞神女. Hà Nội: Tôn Giáo Publishing House 2014. The goddess’s real name is Lê Thị Bạch Tuyết 黎氏白雪 (1943-1969). Living like a nun, she was a member of
The Organ for
Universalising Caodai Teaching. Due to leukemia, she
passed away. In 1970, she was canonised by Caodai God.
22. VẠN HẠNH THIỀN
SƯ XƯA VÀ NAY / 萬行禪師 Past
and Present. Hà Nội: Tôn Giáo Publishing House 2014. By means of 乩 (the
beaked bag / la corbeille à bec), this famous Vietnamese Zen Master (938-1025) has
returned to bestow holy teachings 聖教 upon Caodai disciples. Besides his
brief biography as a historical personage, Huệ Khải’s book introduces some of Vạn
Hạnh’s holy teachings together with Huệ Khải’s annotation.
23. NẺO VỀ TÂM
LINH / Returning to the Spiritual
Realm. Hà Nội: Tôn Giáo Publishing House 2014. This
book is an anthology of Huệ Khải’s weekly contributions to Công Giáo và Dân Tộc / Catholicism and nation, a Catholic weekly
magazine. It is designed to enhance interfaith understanding.
24. NGỌN NẾN NÀO KHÔNG TẮT / All Candles Must Die out. Hà Nội: Tôn Giáo Publishing House 2015. (A chosen collection of some
mini stories told by Anthony de Mello [1931-1987], who was an Indian Jesuit
priest. Besides Huệ Khải’s Vietnamese texts, he compares de Mello’s stories
with the ones extracted from the scriptures of various religions. Huệ Khải’s
book is designed to enhance interfaith understanding. This book is an anthology of Huệ Khải’s weekly contributions to Công Giáo và Dân Tộc / Catholicism and nation, a Catholic weekly magazine.
25. LỊCH SỬ THÁNH THẤT CAO ĐÀI THỦ ĐÔ HÀ NỘI / History of the Caodai Holy
House 聖室 in Hà Nội. Hà Nội: Tôn Giáo Publishing House 2015.
26. HÀNH TRẠNG TIỀN KHAI NGUYỄN NGỌC TƯƠNG
1881-1951 / A Chronological biography of Nguyễn Ngọc Tương (1881-1951), the Caodai Pope 教宗 of Caodai Ban Chỉnh Đạo Holy Assembly 高臺整道班聖會, whose Holy See
located in Bến Tre province. Hà Nội: Hồng Đức Publishing House 2016.
27.
ĐÔI ĐIỀU VỀ BÌNH GIẢNG THÁNH GIÁO / On
Studying Caodai Holy Teachings 高臺聖教. Hà Nội: Tôn Giáo Publishing House 2016.
28. TRIẾT LÝ ĐỀN THÁNH CAO ĐÀI TÂY NINH / The Philosophy of the Caodai Tây Ninh Holy Temple. Hà Nội: Tôn Giáo Publishing House 2010, 2012.
29. GIỮ LỬA CHO NHAU / Keep the Fire for One Another. A collection of talks. Hà Nội: Hồng Đức Publishing House 2016.
30. HÀNH TRẠNG TIỀN KHAI LÊ VĂN TRUNG 1876-1934 / A Chronological biography of Lê Văn Trung (1876-1934), the Acting Pope of Caodai Tây Ninh Holy Assembly 高臺西寧聖會, whose Holy See located in Tây Ninh province. Hà Nội: Hồng Đức Publishing House 2017.
33. CAO CAO DÁNG NÚI / Like Lofty Mountains. A collection of moving stories about dads and children. Hà Nội: Hồng Đức Publishing House 2017.
34. AI ĐO LÒNG BIỂN / Who Can Measure the Depth of a Sea? A collection of moving stories about mothers and children. Hà Nội: Hồng Đức Publishing House 2017.
29. GIỮ LỬA CHO NHAU / Keep the Fire for One Another. A collection of talks. Hà Nội: Hồng Đức Publishing House 2016.
30. HÀNH TRẠNG TIỀN KHAI LÊ VĂN TRUNG 1876-1934 / A Chronological biography of Lê Văn Trung (1876-1934), the Acting Pope of Caodai Tây Ninh Holy Assembly 高臺西寧聖會, whose Holy See located in Tây Ninh province. Hà Nội: Hồng Đức Publishing House 2017.
31. SỐNG ĐẸP LÀ SỐNG ĐẠO / Living a Life of Good Deeds Means Living the Dao. A collection of true, moving stories. Hà Nội: Hồng Đức Publishing House 2017.
32. MỎNG MẢNH TƠ TRỜI / As Thin As a Thread of Cloud. A collection of short, emotional writings. Hà Nội: Hồng Đức Publishing House 2017.33. CAO CAO DÁNG NÚI / Like Lofty Mountains. A collection of moving stories about dads and children. Hà Nội: Hồng Đức Publishing House 2017.
The above list was updated in August 2017.
