1. Student's full name: Do Phu Duong
2. Gender: Male
3. Date of birth: October 10, 1980
4. Place of birth: Quang Nam
5. Decision on student admission No. 2279/2022/QD/XHNV dated August 22, 2022, by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities.
6. Changes in the training process: None
7. Thesis title: The engaged spirit of Vietnamese Buddhism in Thai Nguyen: History and present.
8. Major: Religious Studies; Code: 8229009.01
9. Scientific supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Do Thi Hoa Hoi
Dr. Nguyen Huu Thu
10. Summary of the thesis results:
Chapter 1 of the thesis provided a general overview of the engaged spirit of Buddhism, in which the engaged spirit is understood as the mindset and actions of serving humanity, bringing Buddhist teachings into social life for the benefit of society. This engaged spirit is practiced by Buddhist monks and followers. Upon entering Vietnam, Buddhism blended with Vietnamese culture, forming a Vietnamese Buddhism deeply rooted in Vietnamese cultural characteristics. The engaged spirit became a prominent feature of Vietnamese Buddhism, evident throughout history, especially during the Ly-Tran period. In the present era, with a new context, the engaged spirit of Vietnamese Buddhism continues to be expressed, maintaining and promoting the tradition of "protecting the nation and ensuring the well-being of the people."
Thai Nguyen is a province located in the northern mountainous midland region of Vietnam. Blessed with favorable natural conditions, Thai Nguyen has many opportunities for economic development. The people of Thai Nguyen enjoy a rich and diverse cultural and spiritual life. The presence of numerous ethnic groups living together in the region creates a unique cultural character for Thai Nguyen. Regarding religious beliefs, the people of Thai Nguyen have a foundation in indigenous beliefs, with religious practices reflecting the characteristics of various ethnic groups that are still preserved today. In addition, the people of Thai Nguyen adhere to three main religions: Buddhism, Catholicism, and Protestantism. Buddhism arrived in Thai Nguyen very early, from the time of its introduction to Vietnam. During the Ly and Tran dynasties, many large temples were built, becoming centers of cultural activity for the people. The history of Buddhism in Thai Nguyen is intertwined with the history of building and defending the homeland and country of the heroic people of Thai Nguyen.
Chapter 2 of this thesis analyzes the engaged spirit of Buddhism in Thai Nguyen in history and the present. In previous periods, the engaged spirit of Buddhism in Thai Nguyen was clearly manifested in its contributions to people's lives, with temples becoming centers of cultural and spiritual activity for village communities, and in Buddhist moral values contributing to the formation of Thai Nguyen's morality for millennia. This engaged spirit was particularly evident in the contributions of Buddhism to the struggle to protect the homeland and country of the people of Thai Nguyen in particular, and the people of the whole country in general. In the new era, Buddhism in Thai Nguyen continues to write its historical tradition. The engaged spirit of Vietnamese Buddhism in the current context is shown as follows: In Thai Nguyen, Buddhism plays the role of the religion with the most followers, meeting and serving the needs of the people. Monks and nuns always serve as role models of virtuous and moral lives for the people to follow; Buddhist monks, nuns, and followers diligently abide by the policies and laws of the Party, the State, and the local government; actively participate in patriotic emulation movements; and actively contribute to building a more prosperous, beautiful, and civilized Thai Nguyen province. Buddhist monks, nuns, and followers actively participate in social charity activities, contributing to social welfare in the locality. Vietnamese Buddhism in Thai Nguyen province pays special attention to ethnic minorities, contributing to strengthening national unity.
This engaged spirit of Buddhism needs to be promoted, affirming the role and contribution of religious resources in building a more prosperous, beautiful, and civilized Thai Nguyen province.
11. Practical applications:
This thesis can be used as a reference and learning resource, and applied in practice.
12. Future research directions: Engaged Buddhism, Religion and modern society.
13. Published works related to the thesis:
INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
- Full name: Do Phu Duong
- Sex: Male
- Date of birth: 10/10/1980
- Place of birth: Quang Nam
- Admission decision number: 2279/2022/QD-XHNV dated August 22, 2022 of Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University Hanoi
- Changes in academic progress: None
- Official thesis title: The spirit of incarnation of Vietnamese Buddhism in Thai Nguyen: History and present
- Major: Religious studies; Code: 8229009.01
- Supervisor: Associate Professor. Assoc. Prof. By Thi Hoa Hoi
Dr. Nguyen Huu Thu
- Summary of the findings of the thesis:
Chapter 1 of the thesis gives a general overview of the spirit of incarnation in Buddhism, in which the spirit of incarnation is understood as the mindset and actions of serving humanity, bringing Buddhist teachings into social life to benefit others. The spirit of incarnation is carried out by monks and Buddhist followers of Buddhism. When entering Vietnam, Buddhism blended with Vietnamese culture, forming a Vietnamese Buddhism with bold Vietnamese cultural characteristics. The spirit of Buddhism incarnation became an outstanding feature of Vietnamese, expressed throughout history, especially during the Ly - Tran period. In the current era, in the new context, the spirit of incarnation of Vietnamese Buddhism is still evident throughout, maintaining and promoting the tradition of "protecting the country and supporting the people" of Vietnamese Buddhism. Thai Nguyen is a province in the northern midland and mountainous region. Nature favors Thai Nguyen with many conditions for economic development. Thai Nguyen people have a rich and diverse cultural and spiritual life. With many ethnic groups living together, creating cultural uniqueness for Thai Nguyen. Regarding belief and religious life, Thai Nguyen people have the foundation of an indigenous belief system with religious activities that are typical of ethnic groups and still handed down and preserved today. Besides, Thai Nguyen people have three main religions: Buddhism, Catholicism and Protestantism. Buddhism entered Thai Nguyen very early, right from the beginning when Buddhism was introduced to Vietnam, by the Ly - Tran dynasties many large pagodas were built to become the center of cultural activities of people here. The history of Thai Nguyen Buddhism accompanies the history of building and protecting homeland and country of Thai Nguyen people.
Chapter 2 of the thesis analyzes spirit of incarnation of Buddhism in Thai Nguyen in history and at present. In previous periods, the incarnation spirit of Buddhism in Thai Nguyen was clearly shown in contributions of Buddhism to people's lives, temples became places of spiritual and cultural activities of the village community, Buddhist moral values have contributed to shaping the morality of Thai Nguyen people for thousands of years. That spirit of incarnation is especially clearly shown in the contributions of Buddhism in the struggle to protect the homeland and country of Thai Nguyen people in particular and people of the country in general. In the current new era, Buddhism in Thai Nguyen continues to write its historical tradition. The spirit of incarnation of Vietnamese Buddhism in the current context is shown: In Thai Nguyen, Buddhism plays the role of the religion with the most followers, meeting and serving the needs of people. Monks and nuns are always examples of good and beautiful lives for people to follow; Monks, nuns, and Buddhists strictly comply with policies and laws of Party, State and local authorities, actively respond to patriotic emulation movements, and actively contribute to the cause of construction Thai Nguyen province to be increasingly rich, beautiful, and civilized; Monks, nuns, and Buddhists actively participate in social charity activities, contributing to local social security; Vietnamese Buddhism in Thai Nguyen province pays special attention to ethnic relief, contributing to strengthening the great solidarity of entire people.
That incarnation spirit of Buddhism needs to be promoted, affirming the role and contribution of religious resources in building Thai Nguyen province to be increasingly rich, beautiful and civilized.
11. Practical applicability:
The thesis can be used as reference and study material, applied in practice.
- Further research directions:
Buddhism incarnation, Religion and modern society
13. Thesis-related publications:
