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

INFORMATION ABOUT THE DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name of the doctoral candidate:Tang Xuan Dan 

2. Gender: Male

3. Date of birth: October 30, 1974

4. Place of birth: Hai Duong

5. Decision No. 2213/2011/QD/XHNV-SDH dated November 21, 2011, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, recognizing the doctoral student.

6. Changes in the training process: Decision on changing the title of the doctoral dissertation No. 1144/QD – SDH dated August 26, 2013, by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities.

Decision on adjusting the title of the doctoral dissertation of the PhD candidate No. 380/QD – SDH dated May 14, 2015, by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities.

7. Thesis title:The role of Zen masters in the culture of Dai Viet during the Ly and Tran dynasties and its significance for Vietnam today.

8. Specialization: Civil Engineering and Historical Civil Engineering Code: 62.22.80.05

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

10. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

ButFirst,This thesis systematically analyzes the context and prerequisites for the development and characteristics of Vietnamese Buddhism and the culture of Dai Viet during the Ly-Tran dynasties.

ButSecondThis study analyzes the role of Zen masters in the building and development of Đại Việt culture during the Lý and Trần dynasties.

ButThird isThe significance of studying the role of Zen masters of the Ly and Tran dynasties in contemporary Vietnam.

11. Practical applications:

This dissertation can serve as a reference for research and study of Vietnamese intellectual history and cultural studies, and for researchers who wish to apply the dissertation's theoretical framework to the study of modern Vietnamese culture and people.

12. Future research directions:

- Continue to conduct more in-depth research on the role of Zen masters after the Ly-Tran dynasties.

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

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

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

2. Tang Xuan Dan (2011), “Zen Master Phap Loa and Bao An Temple 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 dynasties”,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), “Vietnamese Buddhism today inherits and develops the tradition of building national unity of Ly-Tran Buddhism in contemporary society”,International Conference on Asian and Vietnamese Buddhism in the Process of Promoting Culture and National Identity, 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 Dimension in National History”,Journal of Hanoi Buddhist College,Hong Duc Publishing House, Hanoi, pp. 25-34.

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

9. Tang Xuan Dan (2015), “The cultural value of Buddhism through the literary works of Zen masters during the Ly-Tran period”,Journal of Religious Studies(3), pp.75-67.

10. Tang Xuan Dan (2015), “Promoting the tradition of building national unity in Ly-Tran Buddhism in contemporary Vietnamese Buddhism”,Journal of Educational Theory(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, cultural 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.