This is book one of my teaching material for a complete course at the Vietnam Buddhist Academy, formely named the Vietnam Institute of Advanced Buddhist Studies in Ho Chi Minh City. The book containing 12 lessons, a number of supplementary readings and dialogues, and 3 conditional chapters is intended forthe first year students. It may also serve asa self-study book for intermediate students of English who wish to learn Buddhist texts and a basic Buddhist technical vocabulary Through English reading.
This teaching material aims to provide Buddhist students with lessons on the Buddha's fundamental teachings and at the same time it attemps to help them to develop their five language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing and translating.