TTLV: The influence of Buddhism on the lifestyle of Vietnamese people today

MASTER'S THESIS INFORMATION

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 recognition of students No. 2998/2013/QD-XHNV-SDH dated December 30, 2013 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

6. Changes in training process: No

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

8. Major: Philosophy Code: 60.22.03.01

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

10. Summary of thesis results:

The thesis has presented an overview of the main Buddhist thoughts that influence the lifestyle of Vietnamese people and the process of introduction and development of Buddhism in Vietnam.

The thesis has systematically analyzed and presented the characteristics and changes in the current Vietnamese lifestyle and the influence of Buddhism on the Vietnamese lifestyle in a number of aspects such as: Ways of working, producing and organizing life; customs and practices; Philosophy of life (kindness, respect for love and affection) and the way of behaving of the Vietnamese people. On that basis, the thesis initially proposes some basic solutions to promote the positive influence and limit the negative influence of Buddhism on the current Vietnamese lifestyle.

11. Practical application:

The thesis contributes to enriching the source of reference materials in research, teaching and learning about religion in general, Buddhism in particular, and is a reference material for students and practitioners in philosophy, religion...

12. Further 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 theoretical 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