TTLV: Buddhist education and human resource training of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, Can Tho city

1. Student's name: Ly Si Rieng.
2. Gender: Male.
3. Date of birth: August 17, 1992.
4. Place of birth: Soc Trang.
5. Decision on recognition of students No. 2704/QD-XHNV dated December 24, 2020.
6. Changes in training process: No.
7. Thesis topic: "Buddhist education and human resource training of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, Can Tho city".
8. Major: Applied Religious Studies. Code: 8229009.01 (UD).
9. Scientific advisor: Associate Professor - PhD. Le Ba Trinh.
10. Summary of thesis results:
- The thesis contributes to clarifying the scientific basis of Buddhist education activities and training of monks of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in Can Tho city in particular and the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in general, including viewpoints, contents, methods, measures of education and training (in monasteries, concentrated educational institutions, through ceremonies, retreats); guidance, direction, and management of the Sangha, professional boards, executive boards, abbots of monasteries, leaders of educational institutions; achieved results, contributions in training Buddhist human resources and difficulties and limitations.
- The thesis points out the existing problems in Buddhist education activities, training of monks and human resources for Can Tho Buddhism (meeting the requirements of both improving the quality and effectiveness of educational and training activities and preserving and promoting the cultural identity of ethnic groups; the task of educating and training common human resources for the Buddhist Sangha of neighboring localities with investment in human resources and conditions for educational facilities of Can Tho Buddhism; the requirement to innovate the content and methods of Buddhist education and training in accordance with the general development of society and the era of the 4.0 Industrial Revolution; the incompleteness and synchronization of content, curriculum, and Buddhist education programs at all levels; inadequacies in the functions and tasks of specialized committees).
On that basis, the thesis proposes a number of solutions to solve the problems, contributing to improving the quality, effectiveness and efficiency in the work of education and training of Buddhist human resources such as: unifying content and programs; investing and supporting funding for construction and completion of facilities; innovating content, methods and applying information technology; perfecting educational facilities (establishing a regionally linked intermediate school, establishing a Khmer Theravada Buddhist Primary School, requesting permission to change the management entity of the Khmer Theravada Buddhist Academy, etc.); decentralizing and delegating power to specialized boards; focusing on studying and practicing, combining education and meditation; improving the qualifications of the teaching staff; strengthening the leadership and management role of the Sangha at all levels; associating with the responsibilities of authorities at all levels, monks, nuns and Buddhists.
11. Practical application:
- The thesis can be used as a reference document to serve the orientation, construction and development of educational models and human resource training of Buddhism.
- The thesis meets the needs of teaching, research, and training in Buddhist education and contributes to the management, guidance, and operation of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha from the central to the grassroots levels and of relevant state agencies, organizations, and units.
12. Further research directions: the current status of education and practice of Khmer Southern Buddhism compared with other Buddhist sects in Can Tho.
13. Published works related to the thesis: 02 papers.

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Ly Si Rieng
2. Sex: Male
3. Date of birth: August 17, 1992
4. Place of birth: Soc Trang province.
5. Admission decision number: 2704/QD-XHNV Dated: December 24, 2020
6. Changes in the academic process: None
7. Official thesis title: “Buddhist Education and Human Resources Training of Vietnam Buddhist Organization in Cantho City”
8. Major: Applied-Oriented Religious Studies…..; Code: 8229009.01 (UD)
9. Supervisors: Associate Professor - Doctor. Le Ba Trinh
10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:
- The thesis contributes to clarifying the scientific foundation of Buddhist education and training activities to talented monks of the Vietnamese Buddhist Organization in Can Tho city in particular and the Central Vietnamese Buddhist Organization in general, including the perspectives, contents, methods and measures of education and training in monasteries, concentrated educational institutions, through ceremonies and retreats; s, directions and administrations of the Buddhist Organization, professional guidance boards, executive administrative boards, chief abbots of monasteries, leaders of educational institutions; achieved results, contributing to the training of Buddhist human resources, as well as difficulties and limitations.
- The thesis points out the existing problems in Buddhist education activities and training of talented monks and human resources for Buddhism in Can Tho city that meeting requirements and improving quality and effectiveness of education and training activities while preserving and promoting the cultural identity of ethnic groups; the task of educating and training human resources for the Buddhist Organization in neighboring localities with investment in human resources and development conditions for educational institutions of Buddhist Education in Can Tho city; requirements for renovating the content and methods of Buddhist education and training in line with the general development of society in the perspective of the Fourth Industrial Revolution`s era; incompleteness and lack of internal synchronized content, curriculum, educational programs of Buddhist studies at all levels as well as inadequacies in functions and tasks of specialized committees.
- On that basis, the thesis proposes some solutions to solve the inadequacies and contribute to improving the quality, effectiveness and efficiency in the Buddhist education and training of human resources such as: unified contents and programs; to invest in and support the construction as well as completion of material facilities; to innovate information technology, methods and applications; to consolidate educational institutions such as: establishing a regional-linked-based on Intermediate School, establishing a Khmer Theravada Buddhist Primary School and applying for a policy to change the management entity for the Khmer Theravada Buddhist Academy, etc.; decentralization and delegation of authority to specialized committees; focus on studying and combining education with meditation; upgrade the qualifications of the teaching staffs; to empower the leadership and management role of the Buddhist Organization at all levels that associated with the responsibilities of the authorities, monks and nuns and lay-Buddhists.
11. The possibility of practical application:
- The thesis can be used as a valuable reference to serve the orientation, construction and development of the model of Buddhist education and human resource training.
- The thesis meets the needs of teaching, research and training in Buddhist education and contributes to the organizations management, guidance and administration of the Vietnam Buddhist Organization from the central grade to local levels of the Vietnamese Buddhist Sangha, state agencies, and units with relevant functions.
12. Further research directions: to research about the status of education and practices of Khmer Theravada Buddhism compared with other Buddhist sects in Can Tho city.
13. Thesis-related publications: 2 publicized articles