1. Student's full name: Huynh Quoc Huy
2. Gender:Male
3. Date of birth: December 18, 1976
4. Place of birth: Vinh Phong commune, Vinh Thuan district, Kien Giang province
5. Decision No. 3094/QD-XHNV-SDH dated November 27, 2017, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, recognizing the student.
6. Changes in the training process: Extension
7. Thesis title: The current worship of national hero Nguyen Trung Truc in Kien Giang province.
8. Major: Religious Studies; Code: 60220309.
9. Scientific supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Quynh
10. Summary of the thesis results:
The thesis is structured into 3 chapters and 12 sections, not including the introduction, conclusion, bibliography, and appendices.
Chapter 1: Some theoretical and practical issues concerning the worship of national hero Nguyen Trung Truc in Kien Giang province.
Chapter 2: The current state of worshipping national hero Nguyen Trung Truc in Kien Giang province.
Chapter 3: Trends in the development and transformation of the belief in worshipping national hero Nguyen Trung Truc in Kien Giang province and some recommendations for solutions to improve the effectiveness of preserving and promoting the cultural and religious values.
This thesis, based on research and surveys on religious practices, further clarifies the worship of Mother Goddess, deities, and the national hero Nguyen Trung Truc by the people of Kien Giang.
Since ancient times, the Vietnamese people have held a strong belief and sacred reverence for deities and supernatural forces, believing in life after death and that ancestors, lineage, and the deceased are also spiritual protectors of the living. From this belief, the people have established temples and built religious sites such as communal houses, pagodas, shrines, and hermitages to worship supernatural forces and the deceased. These practices have become cultural and spiritual values that contribute to connecting the community.
Beliefs and their practices have the potential to meet the spiritual and mental needs of all social classes: the need for comfort, sharing, and solace in worldly sorrow and loss; the desire for a spiritual anchor to face challenges and risks from nature and society; they are the "glue that binds the community," the "spiritual energy," encouraging people to strive for goodness and truth, goodness, and beauty—the three important pillars of culture. This is the foundation of humanism.
The people of the Southwest region of Vietnam have a belief that "born a general, died a god," honoring the patriotic soldiers and heroes who sacrificed their lives and blood to repel invading enemies, fighting for justice and dedicating themselves to the people and the nation. Therefore, the death anniversaries of these national heroes are solemnly celebrated with meaningful ceremonies.
The moral principles of gratitude and the continuation of ancestral traditions only become an intrinsic part of the belief system when these principles are expressed through mystical and sacred rituals. Ancestor worship rituals in Vietnam are influenced by Confucianism, but also contain elements closely related to Buddhism and Taoism. These ritual practices are often performed according to folk beliefs and are not entirely uniform across families, clans, and localities.
The Law on Beliefs and Religions, enacted in 2016 and effective from January 1, 2018, stipulates in Article 2, Explanation of Terms, as follows:
"Beliefs are people's beliefs expressed through rituals associated with traditional customs and practices to bring spiritual peace to individuals and communities."
Religious activities include the worship of ancestors and sacred symbols; commemorating and honoring those who have contributed to the country and the community; and folk rituals that exemplify historical, cultural, and social moral values. Religious festivals are collective religious activities organized according to traditional rituals to meet the spiritual needs of the community. Religious establishments are places where community religious activities are carried out, such as communal houses, temples, shrines, ancestral churches, and other similar establishments.
Beliefs are a form of expressing the faith and belief of individuals and communities at a certain level of social development and awareness in something sacred, sublime, or worthy of veneration in the human world or a supernatural world. Beliefs and religions differ in form and level of organization. This characteristic not only defines the difference between beliefs and religions but also determines the nature and characteristics of beliefs.
11. Practical applications:
This research topic has high practical application in studying and understanding the beliefs, practices, and typical cultural values related to the worship of national hero Nguyen Trung Truc in the current context of historical sites in Kien Giang province. It compares the practice of worshipping national heroes in several locations in the Mekong Delta region.
The research findings and recommendations of this study can be applied to the management of religious activities in Kien Giang province as well as other provinces.Maleset. In addition, the research results of this project can also be used as reference material for research institutes and universities.
12. Future research directions: Students will continue to explore and research the beliefs of Kien Giang province and other Southern provinces.
13. Published works related to the thesis: None
INFORMATION ABOUT THE MASTER THESIS
1. Full name: Huynh Quoc Huy
2. Gender: Male
3. Date of birth: December 18th, 1976
4. Place of birth: Vinh Phong commune, Vinh Thuan district, Kien Giang province
5. Admission decision number: 3094 / QD-XHNV-SĐ dated November 27th, 2017 by the Rector of theuniversityofpatientand Humanities,Vietnam News university,Hanoi
6. Changes in academic process:
7. The thesis title: The worship of national hero Nguyen Trung Truc in present Kien Giang province
8. Specialized: Religious Studies; Code: 60220309.
9. Scientific instructor: Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Quynh, Ph.D.
10. Summary of the results of the thesis:
The structure of the thesis consists of 3 chapters, 12 periods, excluding the introduction, conclusion, list of references and appendices.
Since ancient times, the Vietnamese have had strong beliefs and sacred devotion to the gods or supernatural forces, believing in life after death and believing that ancestors, lineages, deceased people are also a spiritual sponsor for the living. From that belief, people build temples, build religious relics such as communal houses, pagodas, temples, ... to worship supernatural forces as well as the deceased. Those jobs have become cultural and spiritual values that contribute to social community connection.
Beliefs and practices are able to meet the spiritual and spiritual needs of all strata of society: the need to comfort, share, and alleviate pain and loss cool on earth; dreams have a spiritual fulcrum to face challenges and risks from nature and society; It is the "glue that connects the community" and "spiritual energy", encouraging people to direct goodness, reaching out to the good, the good and the beautiful, the three important pillars of culture. That is the foundation of humanity's humanity.
People in the southwestern region have the notion that: "birth of generals, horoscopes" to honor the martyrs and insurgents who sacrificed their blood and bones to drive away invading enemies, fight for righteousness, sacrifice themselves for the people for the country. So the day of the loss of the national heroes is solemnly celebrated into a solemn and meaningful festival.
Morality of gratitude and continuation of ancestral tradition only becomes the internal content of beliefs when it is revealed through rituals that are mysterious and sacred. Ancestor worship rituals in our country are influenced by Confucianism, but there are elements close to Buddhism and Taoism. The ritual acts are often performed according to the folk consciousness and are not completely unified in families, clans, localities.
The Law on Beliefs and Religions was issued in 2016 and takes effect from January 1 superscipt st, 2018, in Article 2. Interpretation of terms has the following provisions:
"Beliefs are people's beliefs expressed through rituals associated with traditional customs and practices to bring spiritual peace to individuals and the community."
Religious activities are activities of ancestor worship and sacred symbols; commemorate and honor the people with meritorious services to the country and the community; Folk rituals represent historical, cultural and social ethical values. A religious festival is a collective belief activity organized in traditional rituals to meet the spiritual needs of the community. Religious establishments are places where religious activities of the community are carried out such as communal houses, temples, shrines, ancestral churches and other similar establishments"
Belief is a form of faith, belief of people and community of people at a certain level of social development and awareness of a certain spiritual, noble, venerable in the world. world or some supernatural world. Beliefs and religions have differences in form and level of organization. This feature not only stipulates the difference between religion and religion, but also determines the nature and folk characteristics of beliefs. We can see that, by its very nature, beliefs before being a primitive religion or folk religion are themselves folk beliefs. Thus, religion is a form of expression of faith, belief of people and community of people at a certain level of social development and awareness into a spiritual form, the noble, the worthy. cleared in some human world or some supernatural world. Beliefs and religions have differences in form and level of organization. This feature not only defines the difference between religion and religion, but also determines the nature and characteristics of beliefs.
11. Practical applicability
The project is highly applicable in the study, understanding of beliefs, religious practices, typical cultural values in beliefs related to the worship of Nguyen Trung Truc national hero today. within the relics of Kien Giang province. Compare the practice of national hero worship in some parts of the Cuu Long Delta.
The research results, recommendations of the project can be applied in the management of religious activities in Kien Giang province as well as in the southern provinces. In addition, the research results of the topic can also be used as references for research institutes and universities.
12. Further research directions: Students will continue to explore and study the beliefs of Kien Giang and Southern provinces.
13. The published works related to the thesis: no
