TTLA: The role of Zen masters in Dai Viet culture during the Ly - Tran dynasties and their significance for Vietnam today

INFORMATION ABOUT DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name of the researcher:Tang Xuan Dan 

2. Gender: Male

3. Date of birth: October 30, 1974

4. Place of birth: Hai Duong

5. Decision on recognition of PhD students No. 2213/2011/QD/XHNV-SDH dated November 21, 2011 by the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities.

6. Changes in the training process: Decision on changing the name of the PhD thesis No. 1144/QD – SDH dated August 26, 2013 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities.

Decision on adjusting the title of PhD thesis of PhD student No. 380/QD – SDH dated May 14, 2015 of the President of University of Social Sciences and Humanities.

7. Thesis topic name:The role of Zen masters in Dai Viet culture during the Ly - Tran dynasties and their significance for Vietnam today

8. Major: CNDVBC&CNDVLS Code: 62.22.80.05

9. Scientific instructor:Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Anh Tuan

10. Summary of new results of the thesis:

-One is, the thesis systematically analyzes the context and premise of the development and characteristics of Vietnamese Buddhism and Dai Viet culture during the Ly - Tran dynasties.

-Two is, analyze the role of Zen masters in the cause of building and developing Dai Viet culture during the Ly - Tran period.

-Three is, the significance of studying the role of Zen masters Ly - Tran for Vietnam today.

11. Practical application:

The thesis can be used as a reference for research and study of Vietnamese history of thought, cultural studies and for researchers who aim to apply the theoretical framework of the thesis to research on modern Vietnamese culture and people.

12. Further research directions:

- Continue to study more deeply the role of Zen masters after the Ly - Tran dynasties.

- The modernity of the changing role of Buddhism in Vietnamese social life today.

13. Published works related to the thesis: 10 research articles

1. Tang Xuan Dan (2011), "Buddhism and the cause of building and developing the national independent feudal state during the Ly - Tran period",Khuong Viet Magazine(12+13), pp.29-34.

2. Tang Xuan Dan (2011), “Zen Master Phap Loa and Bao An Tu in Dai Viet culture during the Tran Dynasty”,Khuong Viet Magazine(16), pp.84-88.

3. Tang Xuan Dan (2012), “The role of Zen masters in Buddhist education and training during the Ly-Tran period”,Vietnamese Buddhist Education Orientation and Development, Hanoi Religious Publishing House, pp.521-525.

4. Tang Xuan Dan (2013), “Tich Dien Festival under the Ly - Tran Dynasties”,Khuong Viet Magazine(21), pp. 25-29.

5. Tang Xuan Dan (2013), “The architecture of Ly - Tran Buddhism is a great contribution to Vietnamese national culture”,Seminar on Religion and Culture: Some Theoretical Issues, Center for Contemporary Religious Studies, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, pp.78-90.

6. Tang Xuan Dan (2013), "Current Vietnamese Buddhism inherits and promotes the tradition of building great national unity of Ly - Tran Buddhism in contemporary society",International Conference on Asian Buddhism and Vietnam in the Process and Promotion of Culture and Nation, Institute of Philosophy and Vietnam Buddhist Academy in Hanoi, pp.598-607.

7. Tang Xuan Dan (2015), “Material culture of Ly-Tran Buddhism: A new cultural aspect in national history”,Journal of Hanoi Buddhist College,Hong Duc Publishing House, Hanoi, pp.25-34.

8. Tang Xuan Dan (2014), "National soul and character through the worldly spirit of Ly - Tran Zen Masters towards Vietnamese Buddhism in the context of integration and development",Khuong Viet Magazine(25), pp.38-46.

9. Tang Xuan Dan (2015), “Buddhist cultural values ​​through literary works of Zen masters during the Ly - Tran dynasties”,Journal of Religious Studies(3), pp.75-67.

10. Tang Xuan Dan (2015), "Promoting the tradition of building great national unity in Ly - Tran Buddhism in Vietnamese Buddhism today",Journal of Theoretical Education(229), pp.51-55.

INFORMATION ON DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name: Tang Xuan Dan 2. Sex: Male

3. Date of birth: October 30, 1974 4. Place of birth: Hai Duong Province

5. Admission decision number: 2213/2011/QD/XHNV- SĐH by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities.

6. Changes in academic process:Decide about change official thesis title number 1144/QD/XHNV- SĐH date August 26, 2013 by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities.

Decide about adjusted title number 380/QD/XHNV- SĐH dated May 14, 2015 by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities.

7. Offical thesis title: The role of the Bonze in Vietnamese culture Dai Viet Ly - Tran and implications for Vietnam today

8. Majro: CNDVBC&CNDVLS Code: 62.22.80.05

9. Supervisors: Ph D associated professor.Nguyen Anh Tuan

10. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

- A be, Vietnam development and feature of Buddhism background and premise of event thesis analyzed scientifically, culture country of the Great people worship.

- Secondly, analyst role of bonze with respect to careers build and develop Reason tense culture country of the Great people.

- Thirds, Reason bonze role research concernment's meaning Ceiling with respect to present-day Vietnam.

11. Practical applicability, if any:

Thesis can make reference materials give research, Vietnam ethos historic learning, cultural to learn to concern and give destiny to purposeful researchers.

12. Further research directions, if any:

- Continue role deep research of Reason tense bonze era Ly – Tran.

- Modern of the role transforms the Vietnamese society intravital Buddhism.

13. Thesis – related publications: 10 a piece of research.

1. Tang Xuan Dan (2011), “Buddhism with the career of construction and Reason tense ethnic independence feudal state- owned development Ly – Tran”,Vietnamese magazine Khuong Viet(12 + 13), pp.29-34.

2. Tang Xuan Dan (2011), “Phap Loa bonze and Bao An pagoda in Tran tense country of the Great people culture”,Vietnamese magazine Khuong Viet(16), pp.84-88.

3. Tang Xuan Dan (2012), “Bonze's role in education ground and laws create Reason tense Buddhism in Ly – Tran”,Oriented and Buddhism developed vertices Viet Nam education, Religion publisher, Hanoi, pp. 521-525.

4. Tang Xuan Dan (2013), “Feast Confiscated Filled under dynasty Ly – Tran”,Vietnamese magazine Khuong Viet(21), pp.25-29.

5. Tang Xuan Dan (2013), “Archietecture of big a contributes Buddhism Ly – Tran give Vietnam to ethnic culture”,A number of questions academic religious and cultural workshop, Contemporary religion research center, The University of Social Sciences and Humanities, pp.78-90.

6. Tang Xuan Dan (2013), “Present-day Viet Nam Buddhism is inheritted and display a tradition Buddhism's great national unity block construction Ly - Tran in society is contemporary”,Workshop international that Buddhism is Asiatic and Vietnamese in course and develop is cultural and ethnic, Institute of Philosophy and Vietnam Buddhist Institute in Hanoi, pp.598-607.

7. Tang Xuan Dan (2015), “Buddhism's solid culture Ly - Tran: A flatnesses is new cultural in ethnic history”,Hanoi Buddhism secondary school magazine, Hong Duc Publisherl, pp.25-34.

8. Tang Xuan Dan (2014), “Spirit over ethnic soul and way enter into life of bonze Ly – Tran with respect to Viet Nam Buddhism in integrated backgrounds and development”,Vietnamese magazine Khuong Viet(25), pp.38-46.

9. Tang Xuan Dan (2015), “Buddhism culture value over indite bonze's literature Ly – Tran”,Religion research magazine(3), pp.75-67.

10. Tang Xuan Dan (2015), “To display a tradition to build great national unity block in Buddhism Ly – Tran in present-day Viet Nam Buddhism”,Reasoning an educational magazine(229), pp. 51-55.