1. Student's name: Doan Van Duoc
2. Gender: Male
3. Date of birth: July 24, 1990
4. Place of birth: Di Linh - Lam Dong.
5. Decision on recognition of students No.: 3617/2018/QD-XHNV, dated December 4, 2018
6. Changes in training process: no
7. Thesis topic: VU LAN FESTIVAL OF BUDDHIST BUDDHISM IN THUA THIEN HUE PROVINCE TODAY (THROUGH SURVEY OF SOME PAGODAS IN HUE CITY)
8. Major: Religious Studies (Applied Orientation); Code:
9. Scientific advisor: Associate Professor - Doctor: Do Thi Hoa Hoi, Doctor: Le Cong Thuan
10. Summary of thesis results:
Through the process of surveying the actual Vu Lan Bon festival season in Thua Thien Hue province, combined with the documents found to write the thesis, the author obtained the following results: Preliminary understanding of the development of Buddhism in Thua Thien Hue province through the Vu Lan Bon Buddhist festival in Thua Thien Hue province.
Analyze the origin and content of Vu Lan Bon festival in tradition and Vu Lan festival in Hue today. Thereby, it shows the changes in the festival over time, the common points in Vu Lan festival nationwide and the typical characteristics of Vu Lan Bon festival of Buddhism in Thua Thien Hue province. Learn about the rituals held in Vu Lan Bon festival, as well as some rituals held during Vu Lan festival season in Thua Thien Hue province and from there point out the meaning of those rituals.
Point out the material and spiritual values as well as clarify some shortcomings of the Vu Lan festival season in Thua Thien Hue today, thereby proposing solutions to overcome or at least minimize those shortcomings.
11. Practical application:
The thesis will be a document for the religious management board in Thua Thien Hue province to have a basis to better understand the meaning, origin, development, and organization of the Buddhist Vu Lan Bon festival here. The shortcomings of the Vu Lan Bon festival here, refer to the solutions in the thesis to overcome them, from which more appropriate management policies can be proposed.
The thesis can be a source of reference for further research on Vu Lan festival as well as Vu Lan festival in Thua Thien Hue province in the future. The thesis is also a reference document for Buddhist monks to better understand Vu Lan Bon festival as well as the rituals they practice every year during Vu Lan Bon festival. Thereby, they can adjust themselves and their followers to minimize the shortcomings during the festival season.
12. Further research directions:
Continue to study more deeply the rituals in the thesis, from the way of performing (language, behavior, gestures, costumes...) and clarify the meaning of each step of implementation. Continue to study the chants, sutras, mantras,... in the rituals and from there learn the messages conveyed in them to the followers, relating it to the teachings of Buddhism. Continue to learn about Buddhism in Thua Thien Hue Province as well as Buddhist rituals here. Find the changing characteristics of the rituals from the past to the present and from there predict the direction of change of those rituals in the future.
13. Published works related to the thesis:
INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
1. Full name of student: Doan Van Duoc
2. Gender: Male
3. Date of birth: July 24, 1990
4. Place of birth: Di Linh - Lam Dong.
5. Decide to recognize student number:3617/2018/QD-XHNV-SDH dated 4 December 2018 of the Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University.
6. Changes in academic process: None
7. Name of thesis topic:
VU LAN BUDDHIST FESTIVAL IN THUA THIEN HUE PROVINCE TODAY (THROUGH SURVEY OF SOME PAGODAS IN HUE CITY)
8. Major: Religion (Applied Orientation); Code: 18035365
9. Scientific instructors:
Associate Professor - Doctor: Do Thi Hoa Hoi
Doctor: Le Cong Thuan
10. Summary of the results of the thesis:
Through the actual survey of Vu Lan festival in Thua Thien Hue province and some materials found to write the thesis, the writer obtained the following results:
Preliminary study the development of Buddhism in Thua Thien Hue province through the Vu Lan Buddhist festival in Thua Thien Hue province.
Analyzing the origin and content of Vu Lan holidays in the tradition and current Vu Lan holidays in Hue. Thereby, the changes in the festival over time, the unified common points of the Vu Lan festival national and the typical features of the Vu Lan festival of Buddhism in Thua Thien Hue province.
Find out about the rituals held during Vu Lan, as well as some of the rituals held during the Vu Lan festival season in Thua Thien Hue province and then show the significance of those rituals.
Indicates material values, the spirit as well as to clarify some inadequacies of the Vu Lan in Hue festival today, which sets out the measures to overcome or at least mitigate the inadequacies that come minimum.
11. Ability to apply in practice:
The thesis will be a document for the religious administration in Thua Thien Hue province to have a basis to better understand the meaning, origin of formation, development, and the way to hold Buddhist Vu Lan ceremony here. The existence of the Vu Lan festival here, refer to the remedies in the thesis which could give policy direction more appropriate management.
The thesis can be the source of reference for further studies on Vu Lan festival as well as Vu Lan festival in Thua Thien Hue province later.
The thesis is also a reference material for Buddhist monks to better understand about Vu Lan ceremony as well as the rituals they practice annually during the Yulan festival season. Through which can adjust themselves and their followers in order to minimize the discrepancies in the festive season.
12. Further research directions:
Continue to study more deeply about the rituals included in the thesis, from the manner of implementation (language, behavior, gestures, costumes ...) and clarify the meaning of each implementation step.
Continue to study the chanting readings, sutras, mantras ... in the rituals and then learn the messages conveyed in them by the devotees, relating it to Buddhist teachings. Continue to learn about Buddhism in Thua Thien Hue province as well as Buddhist rituals here. Find the changing characteristics of the rituals up to now, and then predict the direction of change of those rituals in the coming time.
13. Published works related to the thesis:
