TTLV: Le Dynasty Tower in Yen Tu relic site (Quang Ninh)

MASTER'S THESIS INFORMATION

1. Student's full name:Mai Thuy Linh                

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: August 12, 1983

4. Place of birth: Nam Dinh

5. Decision on recognition of students No. 1503/2012/QD-XHNV-SDH dated August 6, 2012 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

6. Changes in the training process:

7. Thesis topic name:Le Dynasty tower in Yen Tu relic site (Quang Ninh).

8. Major: Archaeology Code: 60.22.03.17

9. Scientific instructor:Dr. Le Thi Lien- Institute of Archaeology

10. Summary of thesis results:

The thesis has updated and systematized relatively complete archaeological sources and research results up to now on the Le Dynasty towers in the Yen Tu relic site and initially presented the basic characteristics of the architectural features as well as the tower construction techniques of this period. At the same time, the thesis provides the latest documents and information on the Le Dynasty towers in the Yen Tu relic site and other relic sites in the Yen Tu cultural area such as Quynh Lam Pagoda, Ngoa Van Pagoda, Ho Thien Pagoda (Quang Ninh) and Thanh Mai Pagoda, Con Son Pagoda (Hai Duong) discovered through investigation, exploration and archaeological excavation. Through the study of the towers and the accompanying pagoda system, the objects worshiped in the towers, the development of Buddhist sects in Yen Tu during this period, the overall picture of Buddhism in Yen Tu, the inheritance and development of Buddhism here, is clarified.

11. Practical application:

The thesis can be used as a reference for the restoration and reconstruction of the Le Dynasty towers in Yen Tu relic site in particular and in our country in general. In addition, the thesis can also help clarify the architectural structure and relics of the Le Dynasty, helping to determine the age of relics and relics in other locations more accurately.

12. Further research directions:

Continue to expand research on the system of towers of the Le Dynasty in northern Vietnam in particular and Buddhist towers across the country in general. Move towards systematizing all archaeological documents on Vietnamese Buddhist towers in history.

13. Published works related to the thesis:

- The image of the Eight Trigrams on the tomb tower of Quynh Lam Pagoda (Quang Ninh), NPHMVKCH 2008, pp. 617-619 (co-written with Nguyen Van Anh).

- From the images of the eight trigrams on Buddhist architectural works, thinking about Buddhism in the Le Trung Hung period, NPHMVKCH 2009, pp. 672-674 (co-written with Nguyen Van Anh).

- Comments on the stupa fragment of Phat Tich pagoda, NPHMVKCH 2013, pp. 501-502.

- Comments on the terracotta tower model found in Nhat Tao village, Tu Liem, Hanoi, NPHMVKCH 2013, pp. 502-503.

- Sung Thien Dien Linh stupa of the Ly dynasty and the wishes of King Ly Nhan Tong through historical documents, stele inscriptions and archaeology, Journal of the Institute of Archaeology No. 4/2013, pp. 37-43 (co-written with Do Duc Tue).

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Mai Thuy Linh 2. Sex: female

3. Date of birth: August 12, 1983 4. Place of birth: Nam Dinh province

5. Admission decision number: No. 1503/2012/QD-XHNV-SĐH dated August 6, 2012 by the Principal of the University of Social Sciences and Humanity, Hanoi National University.

6. Changes in academic process:

7. Official thesis title: Le-period Tower in Yen Tu site area (Quang Ninh).

8. Major: Archeology 9. Code: 60.22.03.17

10. Supervisors: Dr. Le Thi Lien

11. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

The thesis has referred to and fairly sufficiently systematized the archaeological sources, the up-to-date results of research on the Le-period Tower in Yen Tu site area and preliminarily presents the basic features of architecture, building technique at that time. At the same time, it provides the latest data and information of the Le-period Towers in Yen Tu site area and in other sites belonging to the cultural area of ​​Yen Tu such as Quynh Lam Pagoda, Ngoa Van Pagoda, Ho Thien Pagoda (Quang Ninh province) and Thanh Mai Pagoda, Con Son Pagoda (Hai Duong province), which were found from the archaeological investigation, test-excavations and excavations. Through the research on towers and their accompanying pagodas with objects worshiped in the towers, the development of Buddhist sects at Yen Tu at that time, the thesis highlights the panorama of Buddhism at Yen Tu, the heritance and development of Buddhism in this area.

12. Practical applicability:

The thesis can be used as references for reconstruction of the Le-period towers in Yen Tu site area in particular and in Vietnam in general. In addition, it can also be helpful to clarify the characteristics of architectural structure and artifacts from the Le period, contributing to more accurate dating of the relics and artifacts of other sites.

13. Further research directions:

The candidate will continue to study the system of the Le-period towers in Northern Vietnam in particular and Buddhist towers in Vietnam in general and systematize all the archaeological data of Vietnamese Buddhism in the history.

14. Thesis-related publications:

- Images of the Eight Trigrams on the burial tower at Quynh Lam pagoda (Quang Ninh), New archaeological discoveries in 2008, pp. 617-619 (co-writer Nguyen Van Anh).

- From the Images of the Eight Trigrams, some thoughts about Buddhism in Le Trung Hung period, New archaeological discoveries in 2009, pp. 672-674 (co-writer Nguyen Van Anh).

- Comments on a fragment of the tower at Phat Tich pagoda, New archaeological discoveries in 2013, pp. 501-502.

- Comments on model of earthen tower found at Nhat Tao hamlet, Tu Liem district, Hanoi, New archaeological discoveries in 2013, pp. 502-503.

- Lý-period tower Sung Thien Dien Linh and King Ly Nhan Tong's aspiration through historical documents, inscriptions and archaeological, Archaeology, No.4/2013, pp. 37-43 (co-writer Do Duc Tue).