Thesis information "Party and State policies on religion - The case of Buddhism from 1981 to 2008"1. Full name of student: Pham Thi Vuong 2. Gender: Female 3. Date of birth: January 11, 1982 4. Place of birth: Thanh Oai, Hanoi. 5. Decision to recognize student No.: 2551/2007/QD-XHVN-KH&SĐH, dated November 2, 2007 by the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Vietnam National University, Hanoi. 6. Thesis topic: Policies of the Party and State on religion - The case of Buddhism from 1981 to 2008. 7. Major: Party History; Code: 60 22 56. 8. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Do Quang Hung 9. Summary of the results of the thesis: - During the years of renovation, our Party and State have had strong changes in awareness of religious guidelines and policies; That contributes greatly to stabilizing society, politics, and security, thereby exploiting the cultural and ethical values of religions in the current process of building socialism. - The Party and State's policy towards Buddhism is a successful example of religious policy in general. - The support for the unification trend of Vietnamese Buddhism and the birth of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in 1981 was timely, both meeting the aspirations of the majority of Buddhist monks and nuns nationwide, and fulfilling the historical mission of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha and opening a period of unification for Buddhism in the country. - In practice, the policy towards Buddhism has been well developed, achieving many great achievements. The Sangha has consolidated the great national unity bloc, religious unity and left good lessons for other religions. - From the implementation of the policy of freedom of belief and religion of our Party and State in recent times, we have drawn some lessons: + Firstly, always respect and ensure the people's freedom of belief, thereby maintaining and developing the trend of religion accompanying the nation and socialism. In the fight against acts of taking advantage of religion, it is necessary to clearly distinguish between the political and ideological aspects, avoiding equating religion with politics. + Secondly, carry out mass mobilization in religious work. + Thirdly, further improve the policy on religion, especially the necessity of building a Law on Religion and other sanctions related to religious activities. + Fourthly, with Buddhism, continue to promote the widespread propaganda of Buddhism's tradition of patriotism, solidarity, and accompanying the nation. + Fifth, the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha must be aware of the challenges of the times such as: "new religious phenomena", the problem of modernizing Buddhism, the problem of Buddhist families, the problem with the "Unified Vietnamese Buddhist Sangha", with Khmer Theravada Buddhism, etc. to proactively take positive measures and directions in the role of guiding Buddhist monks and nuns.
INFORMATION ON MASTER' S THESIS 1. Full name: Pham Thi Vuong 2. Sex: Female 3. Date of birth: January 11, 1982 4. Place of birth: Thanh Oai, Hanoi 5. Admission decision number: 2551/2007/QD-XHVN-KH&SDH; Dated: November 2, 2007 6. Official thesis title: The Policies of Vietnam communist Party and State on religion - In case of Buddhism from 1981 to 2008. 7. Major: History of Communist party 8. Code: 60 22 56 9. Supervisor: Professor.phD Do Quang Hung 10. Summary of the finding of the thesis: - In the innovation years, Vietnam communist Party and State have had about a deep change in awareness of religious ways and policies; it has greatly contributed to social, political, security stability, in order to develop moral and cultural value of religion on socialism building nowadays. - The Policies of Vietnam communist Party and State on Buddhism is a typical success in religious policies generally. - The support of united general trend of Vietnam Buddhism and the establishment of Vietnam Buddhism Congregation in 1981 were at the time. It satisfied expectations of all Buddhist monks and nuns in the whole country, undertook Vietnam Buddhism Congregation's historic mission and opened the united period for Vietnam Buddhism. - Buddhism's policies have brought into play well and reached many great achievements in reality. The Congregation has consolidated the great national unity bloc, religion's union and provided valuable experiences for other religions. - According to the realization of Vietnam communist Party and State's policies on religious freedom in the past time, there are some lessons to be learned: + Firstly, always respect and guarantee People's Right of religous freedom, thereby maintaining and developing the trend of religions traveling with Nation and Socialism. To fight against taking advantages of religion, we need to discriminate between politics and thoughts, avoid identifying religions with politics + Secondly, carry out a public mobilization in religious actions. + Thirdly, further improve religious policies, especially the need of building a religious law and other remedies related to religions activities. + Fourthly, for Buddhism, continue to promote extensive propaganda of patriotic tradition, traveling with nation of Vietnam Buddhism. + Finally, Vietnam Buddhism Congregation needs to be aware of the challenges of era such as “the phenomenon of new religions”, issue of Buddhism modernization, issue of Buddhist family, “issue of United Vietnam Buddism Congregation”, Khmer Buddhism, etc. in order to proactively propose measures and positive direction in the role of guiding Buddhist monks and nuns.
