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Brief biography of the author-Trieu Phuoc
Born in 1948 in Tra Vinh Province. Graduated elementary
school in Tra Vinh.
Age 11 to 17: Attended boarding school at LaSalle Mission
(Mossard Thu Duc), graduated Brevet Elementaire.
Age 17 to 20: attended boarding school at Dalat LaSalle Mission
(College D’Atran) graduated Baccalaureat II (Baccalaureat de
l’enseignement secondaire).
Age 20 to 21: drafted in the armed forces and discharged as Navy
First Lieutenant.
Age 22 to 25: Graduated Bachelor of Laws from Faculty of Law,
Saigon University of Law (Public International Law major)
Age 25 to 27: French language teacher.
Age 28 to 29: strict vegetarian for two years, meditate and
practice Mat Tong (Secret Buddhism) and study various religions
(Buddhism, Catholicism, Hinduism, Theosophy, Caodaism, Hòa
Hảo Buddhism...) Research extensively on secret sects in
Vietnam.
Age 30: propagate Mat Tong. Exorcize evil spirits in Vietnam.
Resettled in the United States at the end of 1981 under Orderly
Departure Program (ODP).
1982 : wrote five series of articles on the mystical phenomena in
Viet Nam for Trang Den newspaper.
1983 : published periodically numerous Mat Tong prayer books
(sutras): First, second and third volumes; propagated mysticism
in the US and other countries.