TTLV: The thought of Ishida Baigan (1685-1744) and the Sekimon Shingaku movement from the mid-Edo period to the present.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE MASTER'S THESIS

1. Student's full name:Kieu Hong Hanh                          

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: July 31, 1989

4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Decision to recognize the student No. 2797/QD-XHNV-SDH, dated December 28, 2012, by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in the training process: Change of thesis title

7. Thesis title:The ideas of Ishida Baigan (1685-1744) and the Sekimon Shingaku movement from the mid-Edo period to the present day.

8. Major: Asian Studies Code: 60.31.06.01

9. Scientific supervisor:Dr. Pham Thi Thu Giang, Deputy Head of the Department of Oriental Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

10. Summary of the thesis results:

- This thesis introduces and analyzes the fundamental premises and content of the thought of Ishida Baigan – a bourgeois thinker who lived during the Edo period.

- Based on previous research, new historical sources, and interview materials conducted by the author, this thesis contributes to summarizing the formation and development of the Ishida-Baigan movement, built on the intellectual foundation of Ishida Baigan, from the Edo period to the present day.

11. Practical applications:

In the context of many countries around the world, including Vietnam, actively cooperating and learning from the lessons of Japan's modernization, studying the thought of Ishida Baigan and the history of the Sekimon Shingaku (Stone Gate Mind School) movement will help us to understand more deeply and make more accurate assessments of the importance of the non-material foundations that contributed to Japan's success.

12. Future research directions:

This study compares Japan's "Sekimon Shingaku" movement with mass ideological movements in Vietnam during the modern period.

13. Published works related to the thesis:

Kieu Hong Hanh (2015), “Ishida Baigan's (1685-1744) thought and his work “Dobi Questions and Answers””,Journal of Northeast Asian Studies, number 7 (173), pages 69-76.

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Kieu Hong Hanh 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: July 31, 1989 4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Admission decision number: 2797/QD-XHNV-SĐH Dated December 28, 2012 by the Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU - Hanoi

6. Changes in academic process: Change of thesis title

7. Official thesis title: The thoughts of Ishida Baigan (1685-1744) and the Sekimon Shingaku movement from the Edo middle period up to the present

8. Major: Asian Studies Code: 60.31.06.01

9. Supervisors: Dr. Pham Thi Thu Giang, Associate Dean of Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Social Sciences and Humanities

10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

- The thesis introduces and analyzes the prerequisites and the contents of Ishida Baigan's thoughts – achouninlived in the middle Edo period.

- Based on previous researches, novel historical materials and interview records conducted by the writer, the thesis summarizes the foundation and the development of Sekimon Shingaku movement, which was established on Ishida Baigan's thoughts in the middle of the Edo period and has existed up to the present.

11. Practical applicability, if any:

In the context that many countries including Vietnam are trying to learn from the experiences of Japan in modernization, this research helps us understand more deeply and appreciate more exactly the importance of spiritual foundation, which contributed to the success of Japan.

12. Further research directions, if any:

Comparative research between Sekimon Shingaku and popular movements in Vietnam in early modern period

13. Thesis-related publications:

Kieu Hong Hanh (2015), “Ishida Baigan (1685-1744) and the “Tohimondo””, Vietnam Review of Northeast Asian Studies, No. 7 (173), pp. 69-76.