TTLV: The Influence of Buddhism on the Lifestyle of Vietnamese People Today

INFORMATION ABOUT THE MASTER'S THESIS

1. Student's full name:Nguyen Thi Hang

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: March 16, 1989

4. Place of birth: An Binh – Thuan Thanh – Bac Ninh

5. Decision on student admission No. 2998/2013/QD-XHNV-SDH dated December 30, 2013, by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in the training process: None

7. Thesis title:The influence of Buddhism on the lifestyle of Vietnamese people today.

8. Major: Philosophy Code: 60.22.03.01

9. Scientific supervisor:Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dang Thi Lan, Faculty of Philosophy – University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

10. Summary of the thesis results:

The thesis has presented an overview of the main ideas of Buddhism that have influenced the lifestyle of Vietnamese people and the process of the introduction and development of Buddhism in Vietnam.

This thesis systematically analyzes and presents the characteristics and changes in the lifestyle of contemporary Vietnamese people and the influence of Buddhism on their lifestyles in several aspects, such as: methods of labor and production and organization of life; customs and traditions; life philosophy (compassion, valuing righteousness and loyalty); and the way Vietnamese people behave. Based on this, the thesis initially proposes some basic solutions to promote the positive influence and mitigate the negative influence of Buddhism on the lifestyle of contemporary Vietnamese people.

11. Practical applications:

This thesis contributes to enriching the source of reference materials for research, teaching, and learning about religion in general, and Buddhism in particular, and serves as a reference for students and trainees in philosophy, religion, and related fields.

12. Future research directions: (if any)

13. Published works related to the thesis: None

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Nguyen Thi Hang 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: March 16, 1989 4. Place of birth: Bac Ninh province.

5. Admission decision number: 2998/2013/QD-XHNV-SĐH Dated: December 30, 2013 by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Hanoi - Vietnam National University Hanoi.

6. Changes in academic process: No change

7. Official thesis title: The impacts of Buddhism on the Vietnamese's today way of life.

8. Major: Philosophy 9. Code: 60.22.03.01

10. Supervisors: Assoc. Prof. Dr Dang Thi Lan – Faculty of philosophy - University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Hanoi- Vietnam National University Hanoi.

11. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

The thesis is presented an overview of the main ideas of Buddhism that affects the lifestyles of the Vietnamese and the introduction and development of Buddhism in Vietnam.

The scientific thesis explains the aspects and the lifestyles of the Vietnamese as well as the impacts of the Buddhism on the Vietnamese's way of life such as methods of production and organizations of life; customs and traditions; life philosophies (kindness and respect) and Vietnamese behaviors. As a result, the thesis initially proposes some basic solutions in order to promote positive effects and limit negative ones on the Vietnamese ways of life these days.

12. Practical applicability, if any:

The thesis contributes to enriching references for doing research, teaching and studying religions in general and Buddhism in particular. In addition, it is the material for students and learners of philosophies and religions.

13. Further research directions, if any:

14. Thesis-related publications: No