TTLV: Research on Buddhist poetry in Vietnamese poetry collection and Toan Viet poetry collection.

1. Student's full name:Pham Thi Lan Anh
2. Gender:Female
3. Date of birth: 09/05/1993
4. Place of birth:Ninh Binh
5. Decision to recognize student number:2279/2022 QD-XHNV. August 22, 2022 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
6. Changes in the training process:Are not
7. Thesis topic name:Research on Buddhist poetry in Vietnamese poetry collection and Toan Viet poetry collection.
8. Major:Han Nom; Code: 8220104.01
9. Scientific instructor:Dr. Pham Van Dung – Lecturer at University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
10. Summary of thesis results:
Buddhist literature in general, Buddhist poetry in particular, is an important part that contributes to the richness of Vietnamese literature in the Middle Ages. There have been research works on this issue, but there has not been direct research from the anthologies of poems by many authors and many dynasties, reflecting the appearance of poetry in each period. The thesis chooses to study the Buddhist poetry in the Viet Am Thi Tap and Toan Viet Thi Luc, the two anthologies of Chinese poetry with the largest scale and importance in the history of compiling anthologies of Chinese poetry in Vietnam. One was published in the first half of the 15th century, with the initial foundation, the other was published in the 18th century, with the nature of a complete collection. Both sets are of national poetry level, have official status, and are licensed by the royal court.
The thesis results are as follows:

• Based on the survey and general description of the text situation of the two sets of examination papers, the thesis identifies the background texts as the main research data for the topic.
• Identify criteria for Buddhist poetry, from there, conduct statistics, establish a list of Buddhist authors and poems, and compare to see the inheritance, continuity, development as well as the position of Buddhist poetry through each period shown in the two anthologies.
• Statistics and analysis to clarify the characteristics of author types and genres of Buddhist poetry in two anthologies.
• Statistics, classification and comments on the system of Buddhist poetry themes in two anthologies.

- The research results of the thesis are surveyed, analyzed, and drawn from primary sources, which are two sets of Chinese poetry anthologies, clarifying the position and characteristics of Buddhist poetry in the relative view of Dai Viet Chinese poetry in general, collected through different periods. These studies have affirmed the movement in poetic thought and the position of Buddhist poetry in Dai Viet poetics.
11. Practical application:providing authentic data, contributing to the study of Chinese Buddhist poetry in particular as well as to the study of Buddhist literature in general, serving the teaching and research of Vietnamese Chinese, Vietnamese literature and Buddhism.
12. Further research directions:The topic can be upgraded and continued to be researched on a larger scale with anthologies in other periods, in order to compare and draw out the position and characteristics of Buddhist poetry in each period and each type of anthology in the history of Vietnamese Chinese poetry anthologies.
13. Published works related to the thesis:
(list projects in chronological order if available)
Pham Thi Lan Anh (2023), “Studying Buddhist poetry in Vietnamese poetry collection”, Han Nom research 2023, The Gioi Publishing House, pp.337-352.

 
1. Full name:Pham Thi Lan Anh
2. Gender:Female
3. Date of birth: 09/05/1993                             
4. Place of birth:Ninh Binh
5. Admission decision number:2279/2022 QD-XHNV dated August 22, 2022 of the Rector of VNU University of Social Sciences and Humanities.
6. Changes in academic process:None
7. Official thesis title:A study on Buddhist poetry in Collected Poems in the Vietnamese Language and Anthology of Vietnamese Poetry.
8. Major:Sino NomCode:8220104.01
9. Supervisor:PhD. Pham Van Dung - Lecturer specializing in Sino Nom, VNU University of Social Sciences and Humanities.
10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:
Buddhist literature, in general, and Buddhist poetry, in particular, constitute an essential component contributing to the richness of medieval Vietnamese literature. There are many studies on this issue, but there has been no research on the anthologies that collect poems from many authors and dynasties, reflecting the poetic appearance of each period. The thesis studies Buddhist poetry in Collected Poems in the Vietnamese Language and Anthology of Vietnamese Poetry, the two most extensive and significant collections of Chinese-character poetry in the history of Chinese-character poetry in Vietnam. One collection appeared in the first half of the 15th century, giving the initial foundation, while the other was published in the 18th century, representing a great compilation. Both collections were considered national anthologies and sanctioned and promulgated by the royal court.
The findings of the thesis:

• Based on the survey and general description of the texts of the two anthologies, the thesis identifies the background texts that will serve as the primary research data for the topic.
• Establishing the criteria for Buddhist poetry, compiling statistics, creating a list of Buddhist authors and works, and comparing them to understand the inheritance, development, and position of Buddhist poetry in each period shown in the two anthologies.
• Compiling and analyzing to clarify the characteristics of types of writers and genres of Buddhist poetry in the two collections.
• Compiling, categorizing, and commenting on the system of themes in Buddhist poetry in the two collections.
• The findings of this thesis are surveyed and analyzed from the source materials of the two Chinese-character poetry collections, clarifying the position and features of Buddhist poetry regarding Dai Viet's Chinese-character poetry collected through different periods. These studies have affirmed the evolution of poetic thought and the significance of Buddhist poetry in Dai Viet's poetry and literature.

11. Practical applicability:Providing authentic data, contributing to the study of Chinese-character Buddhist poetry in particular and Buddhist literature in general, serving the teaching and research of Vietnamese Chinese-character literature, Vietnamese literature, and Buddhology.
12. Further research directions:The topic can be expanded and continued to be researched on a larger scale with anthologies in other periods to be able to compare and understand the position and characteristics of Buddhist poetry in each era and each type of anthology in the history of Vietnamese Chinese-character anthologies.
13. Thesis-related publications:
(List them in chronological order)
Pham Thi Lan Anh (2023), “Studying Buddhist poetry in Collected Poems in the Vietnamese Language, Sino - Nom Studies in 2023 Conference Papers, The Gioi Publishers, pp.337-352.