TTLA: Buddhist ideology and culture through Ly - Tran steles

INFORMATION ABOUT DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name of PhD student:Mai Thi Thom                            

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: October 24, 1972

4. Place of birth: Binh Dinh

5. Decision on recognition of PhD students No. 2798/2012/QD-XHNV-SDH signed by the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities on December 28, 2012.

6. Changes in training process: No

7. Thesis topic name:Buddhist ideology and culture through Ly - Tran steles

8. Major: Han Nom Code: 62.22.01.04

9. Scientific guidance staff:Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Kim Son.

10. Summary of new results of the thesis:

- Contribute to determining the architecture, type, layout, function... Pagodas - Towers - Festivals of Buddhism in Ly - Tran steles.

- Contribute to determining the thoughts, examples, and characters of the two sutras Lotus and Avatamsaka in Buddhist life and society in the Ly - Tran steles.

- Contribute to determining the Buddhist activities of Buddhists and Confucians, as well as their assessment of the role of Buddha - Saints, Buddhist - Confucian scriptures in religious and social life in Ly - Tran steles.

- The Buddhist terms annotated in 10 typical steles in the Appendix also contribute to clarifying the translation and understanding the inherent meaning of the steles.

11. Practical application:

- Restoring pagodas - towers - festivals of Vietnamese Buddhism.

- Reference for studying Buddhist thought in Vietnamese Han Nom documents.

12. Further research directions:

Continue to study the cultural and ideological elements of Buddhism in the entire Han Nom stele system

13. Published works related to the thesis:

1. Mai Thi Thom (2009),Hoa Nghiem - The source of Buddhist culture in the Tran Dynasty,Phuong Dong Publishing House.

2. Mai Thi Thom (2009), “Bells of the Ly - Tran Dynasties”,Past & Present Magazine(331), pp.32-35.

3. Mai Thi Thom (2009), “The beauty of Buddhist festivals during the Ly - Tran dynasties”,Past & Present Magazine(342), pp.24-27.

4. Mai Thi Thom (2009), “The beauty of Buddhist festivals during the Ly - Tran period”,Past & Present Magazine(343), pp.26-27.

5. Mai Thi Thom (2013), “A long howl chills the earth and sky”,Past & Present Magazine(419-420), pp.48-51.

6. Mai Thi Thom (2014), “The family tradition of Truc Lam Buddhism during the Tran Dynasty”,Journal of Buddhist Studies(5), pp.10-13.

7. Mai Thi Thom (2015), “Some features of the imprint of the Lotus Sutra in the Ly-Tran steles”,Han Nom Magazine(3), pp.36-44.

INFORMATION ON DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name: Mai Thi Thom 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: October 24, 1972 4. Place of birth: Binh Dinh

5. Admission decision number: 2798/2012/QD-XHNV-SĐH of Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humannities date 12/28/2012.

6. Change in academic process: Non

7. Offical thesis title: Buddhist culture and ideology through epitaphs during Ly - Tran dynasties

8. Major: Vietnamese logographic Code: 62.22.01.04

9. Supervisors: Assoc.Prof.Dr. Nguyen Kim Son.

10. Summary od the new findings of the thesis:

- Pagoda – Tower – Festival of Buddhism during Ly – Tran dynasties can be restored and reappeared in a lively way making the religious elements of Buddhism manifest clearly through religious practices.

- Saddharmapundarka sutra and Avatamsaka sutra ideologies are strictly recorded in detail, which helps to affirm the tremendous value of the two creeds taking place in the Buddhists' life and contemporary society.

- The phenomenon of practicing the THREE RELIGIONS of Buddhism – Confucianism – Taoism during Ly – Tran dynasties were specifically identified completing other researches about practices and amalgamation of the THREE RELIGIONS in Vietnam.

- Buddhist terminologies which are referenced in 10 typical epitaphs in the annexes also contribute to more unravel for translation and understanding of the true meaning of the epitaphs.

11. Practical applicability:

- Reconstruct the pagoda - towers - Festival of Buddhism in Vietnam.

- Using as reference document in studying Buddhist thought in Vietnam Han Nom documents.

12. Further research directions:

Continue to study the culture and ideology of Buddhist thought in the Han Nom stelae.

13. Thesis-related publications:

1. Mai Thi Thom (2009),Avatamsaka Sutra – The Buddhist cultural wellspring of Tran Dynasty, Phuong Dong publishing house.

2. Mai Thi Thom (2009), “The bell of Ly – Tran Dynasties”,Past & PresentMmagazine(331), pp.32-35.

3. Mai Thi Thom (2009), “Festival of Buddhism during Ly – Tran dynasties”,Past & PresentMmagazine(342), pp.24-27.

4. Mai Thi Thom (2009), “Festival of Buddhism during Ly – Tran dynasties”,Past & PresentMmagazine(343), pp.26-27.

5. Mai Thi Thom (2013), “A long sound makes universe cold”,Xua & Nay Magazine(419-420), pp.48-51.

6. Mai Thi Thom (2014), “Family tradition of Buddhist Truc Lam during Tran Dynasty”, Buddist study Magazine (5), pp.10-13.

7. Mai Thi Thom (2015), “Traces of the Lotus Sutra in Ly-Tran dynasties' Stelae”,Han Nom Magazine(3), pp.36-44.