Information about the thesis "A Survey of Bui Huy Tung's 'Tu Le Luoc Tap'" by graduate student Le Phuong Duy, specializing in Nom Studies.1. Student's Full Name: Le Phuong Duy 2. Gender: Male 3. Date of Birth: November 27, 1987 4. Place of Birth: Bac Ninh City, Bac Ninh Province 5. Decision No. 1528/QD-XHNV-KH&SDH dated October 14, 2009, issued by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi 6. Changes during the training process: None 7. Thesis Title: A Survey of Bui Huy Tung's "Tu Le Luoc Tap" 8. Specialization: Han Nom; Code: 60220104 9. Scientific Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Kim Son, Deputy Director of Hanoi National University 10. Summary of thesis results: - Overview of some theoretical issues of Family Rituals (Four Rituals) such as: Origins, meaning of the word "Family Rituals," internal structure of Family Rituals, a brief history of the formation and development of Chinese Family Rituals, statistics and classification of Vietnamese Family Rituals sources, the situation of Family Rituals research in Vietnam and abroad... Creating a theoretical basis before studying the content of the work "Four Rituals in Brief." - Survey and describe the text, the structure of the work, statistics and classification of the sources of literature used in "Four Rituals in Brief"; understand the circumstances of its creation, the methods of compiling Family Rituals and the views on Rituals of Bui Huy Tung. - Research, analyze and evaluate the 7 contents of Family Rituals in "Four Rituals in Brief" including: General Rituals, Longevity Rituals, Official Rituals, Marriage Rituals, Funeral Rituals, Sacrificial Rituals and Family Rules from two perspectives: Rituals Theory and Rituals. - Transcription, translation, and annotation of the work "Tứ Lễ Lược Tập" (Summary of the Four Rituals). 11. Practical applications: The research and translation of "Tứ Lễ Lược" will contribute to the understanding and study of Vietnamese rituals, customs, and folk culture; providing reference materials to meet the increasingly urgent needs regarding rituals in modern society. 12. Future research directions: Continue to explore and evaluate the position and role of "Tứ Lễ Lược Tập" in relation to other Vietnamese family ritual texts; research the history of the formation and development of Vietnamese family rituals, compare the characteristics, nature, and similarities and differences of Vietnamese family rituals with those of China, Japan, and Korea; promote and expand the scope of interdisciplinary research between Vietnamese family ritual studies and other scientific disciplines such as cultural studies, folklore studies, sociology, etc. 13. Published works related to the thesis: None
INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
1. Full name : LE PHUONG DUY 2. Sex: Male 3. Date of birth: 27 / November / 1987 4. Place of birth: Bac Ninh City, Bac Ninh Province 5. Admission decision number: 1528/QD-XHNV-KH&SĐH Dated 14 / October / 2009 6. Changes in academic process: None 7. Official thesis title: Summation on the four rites of Bui Huy Tung 8. Major: Sino – Nom 9. Code: 60220104 10. Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Nguyen Kim Son, VNU's Vice President 11. Summary of the findings of the thesis: - Briefing on the theoretical angles of the subject Home-Rites Study (Four-Rites Study), such as: Origins of the rites, inner meanings of the term Gia-Le, inner structure of Gia-Le, summary on the foundation and developing history of the Chinese Gia-Le Study, statistics and Categorization of Gia-Le documentary sources in Vietnam, current situation of Gia-Le studies in Vietnam and overseas, etc, so to create a debate basis on the subject before studying the subject's content. - Researches on physical description of the original work, the work's layout, providing statistics and classification of the Tu-Le-Luoc-Tap's documentary sources, study on the conceiving circumstances of the work, writing style and viewpoint on the Rites study of Author Bui Huy Tung. - Studying, analizing, and evaluating on the debating and customary angles the seven home-rites in the work Tu Rites Brief Tap, which are: Popular rites, Longevity Celebration, Bonnet-donning Celebration, or Coming-of-age Initiation, Marriage, Funeral, Offering methods and Family regulations. - Providing the Pronunciation, translation and explication on the work The Four Noble Truths. 12. Practical applicability: This study on Tu Li Luu Tap not only provides contributions and facilities to future researchs and studies on Vietnamese rites, customes and folklore; but also serves as referential guidances to fulfill the needs for ritual understanding, which has become imperative in the society today. 13. Further research directions: Continue the studies on a broader basis, and on the position and roles of the subject relating to other records on Gia Le in Vietnam. Research on the formation and development of Vietnamese Gia Le. Study the special characteristics of Vietnamese Gia Le, and find the differences and similarities in comparison to its Chinese, Japanese and Korean counterparts. Encouraging and expanding the inter-field studies between Gia Le study and other studies, like in culture, folklore, society, etc. 14. Thesis-related publications: N/A
