TTLV: The Influence of Buddhism and Taoism on the Mother Goddess Worship in the Northern Delta

1. Student's full name: Nguyen Thi Hien

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: December 22, 1989

4. Place of birth: Phu Xuyen – Hanoi

5. Decision on student admission No. 2119/2011/QD-XHNV-SDH dated November 1, 2011, 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 and Taoism on the Mother Goddess Worship in the Northern Delta.

8. Major: Religious Studies; Code: 60 22 03 09

9. Scientific supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Quoc Tuan, Institute of Religious Studies, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences.

10. Summary of the thesis results:

The interaction and mutual absorption between different forms of belief and religion is a perfectly normal process in all cultures. However, in the case of Mother Goddess worship, the interaction with Buddhism and Taoism, manifested in various aspects, has helped shape Mother Goddess worship into a belief system encompassing rich and unique cultural and ideological values. These are the entirety of systematic cultural phenomena and values ​​formed, integrated, and developed on the foundation of a single concept, doctrine, and organizational system of belief. They create authentic values ​​and satisfy people's cognitive, lifestyle, and aesthetic needs, becoming organically intertwined with that belief system.

11. Practical applications:

This thesis has the potential to contribute to helping society gain a more accurate understanding of the Mother Goddess worship belief. It aims to recognize the Mother Goddess worship belief and its values, promoting its positive aspects while preventing its distortions and degeneration.

This thesis can serve as a reference for anyone interested in the fields of religion, beliefs, and folklore.

12. Future research directions:

Continue researching the influences and impacts of other forms of religion and belief on the worship of Mother Goddess, especially those religions and beliefs that were introduced into Vietnam in later periods.

13. Published works related to the thesis: None

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

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

3. Date of birth: December 22, 1989 4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Admission decision number: 2119/2011/QD-XHNV-SDH. Dated: November 1, 2011

6. Changes in academic process: No

7. Official thesis title: The influence of Buddhism and Taoism to Vietnamese's Mau worship belief in Vietnam Northern Plain

8. Major: Religious Study 9. Code: 60 22 03 09

10. Supervisors: Dr. Nguyen Quoc Tuan - Institute of Religious Studies, Academy of Social Sciences Vietnam

11. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

Absorb the impact and interaction between different types of belief and religion is a normal process of every culture. In the Mau worship belief of Vietnam, the impact of Buddhism and Taoism in many different aspects of worship have helped shape and form become a belief involving cultural and idea values ​​unique richness. That's the whole phenomena and cultural values ​​are formed systematically, and integrated development platform on an idea, a tenet and an organized system of beliefs. They make value true value and satisfy the needs of awareness, lifestyle, human aesthetics, and become a phenomenon sticking with that belief.

12. Practical applicability:

Through this thesis, the researcher wants readers who are interested in belief and religious issues in Vietnam have better vision true to Mau worship belief; Therefore, finding out the solution to promote the values ​​and prevent the alienation of its disguises. This paper can be the references for anyone who is interested in the field of religious, beliefs and folklore...

13. Further research directions:

Continue to research the effects, the impact of other religious to Mau worship beliefs, especially the religious beliefs introduced into Vietnam in the later stages.

14. Thesis-related publications: No