TTLA: The worldly thought of Zen Buddhism through the Vietnamese Buddhist Renaissance movement in the early 20th century

INFORMATION ABOUT DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name of the researcher:Le Thuy Duong

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: June 28, 1985

4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Decision No. 194/2013/QD-TCT-DT dated August 6, 2013 of the Director of the Center for Training and Fostering Political Theory Lecturers - Hanoi National University, Decision No. 148/QD-SDH dated February 10, 2014 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Hanoi National University on recognition of doctoral thesis topics and supervisors.

6. Changes in the training process: Decision No. 1013/QD-SDH dated March 29, 2016 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Vietnam National University, Hanoi on changing the name of the doctoral thesis topic.

7. Thesis topic name:“The worldly thought of Zen Buddhism through the Vietnamese Buddhist Renaissance movement in the early 20th century”.

8. Major: Dialectical Materialism and Historical Materialism Code: 62.22.03.02

9. Scientific instructor:Assoc.Prof.Dr. Tran Nguyen Viet

10. Summary of new results of the thesis:

- The thesis analyzes the relationship between the worldly thought of Zen Buddhism in general and Vietnamese Zen Buddhism in particular with the Buddhist Revival movement, thereby clarifying some characteristics of the worldly thought of Zen Buddhism in Vietnam.

- The thesis analyzes the causes and developments of the Vietnamese Buddhist Renaissance movement in the early 20th century and clarifies some contents and characteristics of the worldly thought of Vietnamese Zen Buddhism through this movement.

- The thesis clarifies the values ​​and limitations of the worldly thought of Vietnamese Zen Buddhism from the Northern Buddhist Revival movement in the early 20th century to the contemporary time, thereby drawing historical lessons for the activities of the current Vietnamese Buddhist Sangha.

- The results achieved in the thesis are considered new whentheyanalyzed, clarifying the flexibility of meditation in the practical life of Buddhism leading to the inevitability of worldly engagement.

11. Practical application:

The topic can be used as a reference for research and teaching on topics about Buddhist worldly thought in general and Zen Buddhist worldly thought in particular.

12. Further research directions:

Continuing to study the worldly thought of Zen Buddhism through the Vietnamese Buddhist Renaissance movement in the early 20th century, not only in the North but also in the South and Central Vietnam, thereby studying the influence of the worldly thought of Zen Buddhism on the spiritual life of Vietnam today.

13. Published works related to the thesis:

1. Le Thuy Duong (2013) “The worldly thoughts of the Third Patriarch of Truc Lam Yen Tu”,Magazine Religious Studies (3),tr. 33-40.

2. Le Thuy Duong (2013) “The influence of worldly thought on political, social, cultural and artistic life in Vietnam during the Tran Dynasty”,Magazine Buddhist Studies(3),tr. 23-27.

3. Le Thuy Duong (2016) “Torch of Wisdom Newspaper and the Buddhist Revival Movement in Northern Vietnam in the early 20th century”,Magazine Political Theory & Communication(5),tr. 57-60.

4. Le Thuy Duong (2016) "The thought of Zen entering the world through the poetry and literature of Ngo Thi Nham",Magazine Culture and Arts(8),tr.76-77.

5. Le Thuy Duong (2016) “Overview of the worldly thoughts of Zen sects and some typical Zen masters”,Magazine Buddhist Studies(7),tr.33-40.

INFORMATION ON DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name: Le Thuy Duong 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: June 28^th1985 4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Decision No. 194/2013/QD-TCT-DT dated August 6, 2013 of Director of Training Center for Teachers of Political Theory - Vietnam National University, Hanoi; Decision No. 148/QD-SĐH dated February 10, 2014 of President of University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Vietnam National University, Hanoi on approving the thesis title and supervisor of doctoral thesis.

6. Changes in academic process:

Decision No. 1013/QD-SĐH dated March 29, 2016 of President of University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Vietnam National University, Hanoi on modifying the doctoral thesis title.

7. Official thesis title:“World-entering ideology of Buddhist Meditation through Buddhist Revival Movement in Vietnam in the early 20s^thcentury”

8. Major: Dialectical and Historical Materialism Code: 62.22.03.02

9. Supervisor: Associate Professor Tran Nguyen Viet

10. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

- The thesis analyzes the relationship between the thought of incarnation of Zen Buddhism in general and Vietnam Zen Buddhism in particular with the revival movement of Buddhism, from then, clarifies some features of the thought of incarnation of Vietnam Zen Buddhism.

- The thesis explains reasons, development of the revival movement of Vietnam Zen Buddhism in early twentieth century and clarifies the contents, characteristics of the thought of incarnation of Vietnam Zen Buddhism through this movement.

- The thesis clarifies the values ​​and limitations of Vietnam Zen Buddhism from the revival movement of Buddhism of the North in the early twentieth century to current at that time, and from that getting historical lessons for current Vietnam Buddhist Sangha.

- The findings achieved in the thesis are considered new when they are analyzed, clarifying the flexibility of Zen in practical life of Buddhism leading to the inevitability of incarnation.

11. Practical applicability:

The topic can be used as a reference for research and teaching topics on the thought of incarnation of Buddhism in general and the thought of incarnation of Zen Buddhism in particular.

12. Further research directions:

Continue research on the thought of incarnation of Zen Buddhism through the revival movement of Vietnam Buddhism in the early 20s^thcentury, not only in North but also in South and Central, from that researching on the effect of the thought of incarnation of Zen Buddhism on spiritual life of Vietnamese today.

13. Thesis-related publications:

1. Le Thuy Duong (2013) “The thought of incarnation of Three ancestors of Truc Lam Yen Tu”,Journal of Researching on Religions (3), pp. 33-40.

2. Le Thuy Duong (2013) “Impact of the thought of incarnation on socio-political, cultural and artistic life of the Tran dynasty”,Journal of Researching on Buddhism(3), pp. 23-27.

3. Le Thuy Duong (2016) “ Duoc Tue magazine with the revival movement of Buddhism in Northern Vietnam in the early 20^thcentury”,Journal of Political Theories and Communication(5), pp. 57-60.

4. Le Thuy Duong (2016) “Thought of Zen incarnation through Ngo Thi Nham's poetry”,Journal of Arts and Cultures(8), pp.76-77.

5. Le Thuy Duong (2016) “Generalizing the thought of incarnation of the Zen flows and some typical Zen masters”,Journal of Researching on Buddhism(7), pp. 33-40.