We invite you to submit papers for the conference on National Master Khuong Viet.

The Organizing Committee cordially invites scientists, experts, and researchers to submit papers for the conference "National Master Khuong Viet and Vietnamese Buddhism in the early era of independence," to be held in March 2011.Grand Master Khuong Viet (933 – 1011) was a National Master and Prime Minister, an outstanding cultural figure, politician, diplomat, and military leader of his time. On the occasion of the 1000th anniversary of the passing of National Master Khuong Viet (1011 - 2011, Lunar Calendar: February 15th, Year of the Pig - February 15th, Year of the Rabbit), the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, in collaboration with the Vietnam Buddhist Academy in Hanoi and the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, organized an international scientific conference entitled “National Master Khuong Viet and Vietnamese Buddhism in the Early Era of Independence” in March 2011.

1. Purpose of the Workshop

The purpose of the conference is to discuss, evaluate, and honor the stature of National Master Khuong Viet, as well as the role of Vietnamese Buddhism in the early era of independence and today.

2. Content of the Workshop

To achieve the above objectives, the Conference focuses on researching and discussing the following specific scientific issues: - The economic, political, ideological, cultural, and religious context of Vietnam at the beginning of the independence era. - National Master Khuong Viet: Life, religious career, and contributions (Research on the life and religious career of National Master Khuong Viet; the relationship, position, and role of National Master Khuong Viet in the contemporary Vietnamese political system; the contributions of National Master Khuong Viet to national politics, ideology, and culture, as well as contributions to the development of Vietnamese Buddhism; etc.) - The influence of Vietnamese Buddhism on Vietnamese history at the beginning of the independence era (Research on the role and specific contributions of Buddhism, especially Zen masters, in the political, diplomatic, ideological, cultural, and religious aspects of Vietnam at the beginning of the independence era). - Buddhism in the process of Vietnamese social development today (A study of the position, role, and contributions of Vietnamese Buddhism to specific issues such as: Building national unity; The influence of Buddhism on the ethics and lifestyle of Vietnamese people; The role of Buddhism in preserving and promoting the traditional cultural values ​​of the nation; etc.).

3. Languages ​​used in the Workshop

- The conference will be conducted in Vietnamese and English. The conference organizers will arrange translation if papers are written in other languages.

4. Time of organization

The workshop is scheduled to be held over two days, March 19-20, 2011.

5. Venue

The Organizing Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Academy in Hanoi (Soc Son, Hanoi, Vietnam) hereby announces and respectfully invites scientists, experts, and researchers to submit papers for the conference on the aforementioned topics. We kindly request that delegates register and send the title and abstract (no more than 400 words) of their paper to us before January 20, 2011, via email to htvn30@yahoo.com and tapchikhuongviet@gmail.com. The summary and full text of the report should be printed on A4 paper, Times New Roman font, Unicode encoding, font size 13. For detailed information, please contact the Organizing Committee at the following addresses: - Department of Scientific Research Management, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, 336 Nguyen Trai, Thanh Xuan, Hanoi, Vietnam. Phone: (04) 38 588 342 - Khuong Viet Magazine Office, Phuc Khanh Pagoda, 382 Tay Son, Dong Da, Hanoi, Vietnam. Phone: (04) 35 639 126