1. Student's 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 on recognition of students No. 3094/QD-XHNV-SDH dated November 27, 2017 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
6. Changes in training: Extension
7. Thesis topic: The worship of national hero Nguyen Trung Truc in Kien Giang province today
8. Major: Religious Studies; Code: 60220309.
9. Scientific advisor: Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Quynh
10. Summary of thesis results:
The structure of the thesis includes 3 chapters, 12 sections, not including the introduction, conclusion, list of references and appendix.
Chapter 1: Some theoretical and practical issues on the worship of national hero Nguyen Trung Truc in Kien Giang province.
Chapter 2: The current situation of worshiping national hero Nguyen Trung Truc in Kien Giang province.
Chapter 3: Trends in movement and change of the worship of national hero Nguyen Trung Truc in Kien Giang province and some recommended solutions to improve the effectiveness of preserving and promoting cultural and religious values.
The thesis is based on research and survey on the practice of beliefs to clarify the worship of mothers, gods, and national hero Nguyen Trung Truc of Kien Giang people.
Since ancient times, Vietnamese people have had a strong belief and sacred respect for gods or supernatural forces, believed in life after death and believed that ancestors, family, and deceased people are also spiritual protectors for the living. From that belief, people have built temples, built religious relics such as communal houses, pagodas, shrines, hermitages... to worship supernatural forces as well as the deceased. Those actions have become cultural and spiritual values that contribute to connecting the social community.
Beliefs and religious practices are capable of meeting the mental and spiritual needs of all classes of people in society: the need to be comforted, to share, to soothe the pain and loss in the world; the dream of having a spiritual support to face the challenges and risks from nature and society; being the "glue that binds the community", "spiritual energy", encouraging people to be good, to reach for truth - goodness - beauty, the three important pillars of culture. That is the foundation of humanity.
The people of the Southwest have the concept that: “born as a general, die as a god” to honor the righteous men and soldiers who sacrificed their blood and bones to drive out the invaders, fought for justice, and sacrificed themselves for the people and the country. Therefore, the death anniversary of national heroes is solemnly celebrated as a solemn and meaningful festival.
The morality of gratitude and continuation of ancestral traditions only becomes the inner content of beliefs when morality is revealed through rituals of a mystical and sacred nature. Ancestor worship rituals in our country are influenced by Confucianism, but also have elements close to Buddhism and Taoism. Rituals are often performed according to folk consciousness and are not completely unified in families, clans, and localities.
The Law on Belief and Religion was promulgated in 2016 and took effect from January 1, 2018, in Article 2. Interpretation of terms is provided as follows:
“Belief is human belief expressed through rituals associated with traditional customs and practices to bring spiritual peace to individuals and communities.”
Religious activities are activities of worshipping ancestors and sacred symbols; commemorating and honoring people who have contributed to the country and the community; folk rituals representing historical, cultural and social ethical 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, clan churches and other similar establishments.
Belief is a form of expression of faith, belief of people and human communities at a certain level of social development and awareness in something sacred, something sublime, something worthy of respect in the human world or a certain supernatural world. Belief and religion have differences in form and level of organization. This characteristic not only determines the difference between belief and religion, but also determines the nature and characteristics of belief.
11. Practical application:
The topic is highly applicable in researching and learning about beliefs, practicing beliefs, activities, and typical cultural values in beliefs related to the worship of national hero Nguyen Trung Truc today within the scope of relics in Kien Giang province. Compare the practice of national hero worship in some places in the Mekong Delta region.
The research results and recommendations of the topic can be applied in the management of religious activities in Kien Giang province as well as other provinces.MaleIn addition, the research results of the topic can also be used as reference materials for research institutes and universities.
12. Further research directions: Students will continue to study and research on beliefs in Kien Giang province and the 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 theUniversityofSocial Sciencesand Humanities,Vietnam National 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
