INFORMATION ABOUT DOCTORAL THESIS
1. Full name of the researcher:Bui Phuong Thanh.
2. Gender: Female
3. Date of birth: October 18, 1988
4. Place of birth: Hai Phong
5. Decision on recognition of PhD students No. 3216/2014/QD-XHNV-SDH, dated December 31, 2014 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities.
6. Changes in training process: No
7. Thesis topic name:Participation in social charity activities of Buddhists in Hanoi city today
8. Major: Sociology Code: 62.31.03.01
9. Scientific instructor:Associate Professor, Dr. Hoang Thu Huong,Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Thanh Xuan
10. Summary of new results of the thesis:
- First of all, in terms of concepts, the thesis contributes to clarifying and perfecting the concepts of "social charity", "Buddhist", "Buddhist participation in social charity activities" and the theory of rational choice of religion, the theory of social action and the theory of social charity.
- Second, to study the Buddhist concept of charity, the research does not stop at the concept of charity in general but also clarifies the perception of monks and Buddhists about charity from the Buddhist perspective.
- Third, the motivation for Buddhists to participate in social charity mentioned in the study not only stops at studying the subjective perspective of Buddhists (altruistic motivation, selfish motivation, religious motivation) but is also viewed and verified in terms of behavioral expression.
- Fourth, the assessment of the current status of Buddhists' participation in social charity shows a difference compared to previous studies in that the form of Buddhists' charitable contributions is not only money, goods, working days, etc., but also encouragement and comfort for others and teaching Buddhism to others.
11. Practical applicability of the thesis:
12. Further research directions
- Expand the scope of research on Buddhist charity in other areas of the country to be able to extrapolate the results to the whole. In addition, it is possible to expand the research objects to other religions such as Catholicism, Protestantism, etc. to have comparisons between religions.
- Further research on objective factors in addition to subjective factors affecting Buddhists' participation in social charity activities such as socio-economic context, legal policies on religious beliefs, economic and cultural factors, etc.
- Research on the role of charitable activities and the needs of people who need help with charitable activities.
13. Published works related to the thesis:
1. Bui Phuong Thanh (2015), “Discussion on the secularization perspective and application of research on the worldly integration of Buddhism in Vietnam today”, Proceedings of the Scientific Conference for Young Cadres and Postgraduate Students, Hanoi National University Publishing House, pp. 279 - 286.
2. Hoang Thu Huong, Bui Phuong Thanh (2016), "The attitude of participating in charitable activities of Buddhists in Vietnam today", Journal of Culture and Arts (389), pp.103-106.
3. Hoang Thu Huong, Bui Phuong Thanh, Pham Huong Giang (2016), “Vietnamese Buddhists: Current status of statistics and new proposals for measurement”, Journal of Science, Society and Humanities (2/1b), pp. 43-53.
4. Bui Phuong Thanh (2017), “Rational choice theory in the study of Buddhist charitable activities”, Journal of Religious Work (7), pp. 13-15.
5. Bui Phuong Thanh (2017), "Buddhists' views on social charity", Journal of Psychology (9), pp. 90-99.
INFORMATION ON DOCTORAL THESIS
1. Full name: Bui Phuong Thanh. 2. Sex: Female
3. Date of birth: October 18, 1988 4. Place of birth: Hai Phong
5. Admissions decision number: 3216/2014/QD-XHNV-SDH. Dated 31stDecember 2014 by Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities.
6. Changes in academic process: None
7. Official thesis title: Participation in social charity activities of Buddhists in inner city of Hanoi
8. Major: Sociology Code: 62.31.03.01
9. Supervisors: Assoc.Prof.Dr. Hoang Thu Huong, Assoc.Prof.Dr. Nguyen Thanh Xuan
10. Summary of new findings of the thesis:
- Firstly conceptually, the thesis contributes to the clarification and improvement of the concept “social charity”, “Buddhist”, “participation in Buddhism's social charity” and the theory of the choice religiousism, social action theory, and social philanthropy theory.
- Secondly, the study of the Buddhist concept of charity, research does not stop at the concept of charity in general but also clarifies the Buddhist and monk's understanding of charity from the Buddhist point of view.
-Thirdly, the motivations for Buddhist social charity mentioned in the study are not only limited to understanding the Buddhist viewpoints (selfless motives, selfish motives, religious motives) but also seen in the face of behavioral expression.
- Fourth, the assessment of the status of social charity participation of Buddhists shows that the difference compared to the study ahead of the charitable contribution of Buddhism is not only money, articles, labor, ... but also encourages others and teaches Buddhism to others.
11. Practical applicability if any:
12. Further research directions:
- Expanding the spatial scope of Buddhist charity research in different areas throughout the country leads to the results which can be generalized. In addition, it is possible to expand on different research subjects into other religions such as Christianity, Protestantism, etc., to compare among different religions.
- Profound study on objective factors in addition to subjective factors affecting the participation of Buddhist social charity such as socio-economic context, religious law policy , economic factors, culture, ....
- Research on the role of philanthropic activities and the demands of those who need help with philanthropic activities.
13. Thesis-related publications:
1. Bui Phuong Thanh (2015), “Discussing the secularization and application of the study of the incarnation of Buddhism in Vietnam today”, Proceedings of the Scientific Conference on Young Cadres and Postgraduate Students, Hanoi National University Publishing House, pp. 279 - 286.
2. Hoang Thu Huong, Bui Phuong Thanh (2016), “Spiritual participation in Buddhist charity activities in Vietnam today”, Journal of Arts and Culture (389), pp.103-106.
3. Hoang Thu Huong, Bui Phuong Thanh, Pham Huong Giang (2016), “Vietnamese Buddhist Followers: Statistical Situation and New Proposals on Measurement”, Journal of Science, Society and Humanities (2/ 1b), pp. 43-53.
4. Bui Phuong Thanh (2017), “Rational Choice Theory in Buddhist Charity Activity Research”, Journal of Religious Work (7), pp. 13-15.
5. Bui Phuong Thanh (2017), “The Buddhist concept of social charity”, Journal of Psychology (9), pp. 90 -99.
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