INFORMATION ON MASTER’S THESIS

1. Full name: Nguyen Thị Toan 2. Sex: Female 3. Date of birth: 18/12/1984 4. Place of birth: Đai Tap Ward, Khoai Chau District, Hung Yen Province 5. Admission decision number: Decision No. 2551/2007/QĐ-XHNV-KH&SĐH on November 2nd, 2007 signed by Headmaster of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, in Hanoi. 6. Changes in academic process: None 7. Official thesis title: Spirit of Integration into Life in Tran Nhan Tong’s Buddhist Thought 8. Major: Philosophy 9. Code: 60 22 80 10. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Hoang Thi Tho (Institute of Philosophy, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences) 11. Summary of the findings of the thesis: This thesis initially studies and systematizes the thought of integration into life of Theravada Buddhism and its development in Vietnamese Buddhism.Tran Nhan Tong – a Buddhist King of Tran dynasty, his Buddhist thought was a typical example of this trend, which was flexibly applied in politics, diplomatics, moral education, and culture ect. From the standpoint of this thesis research was to clarify the role of Buddhism in the spirit of integration into life in the cause of national construction and defense of Vietnam in general and Trannoi own time. This spirit is still a dominant ideology of Buddhism today and continue to be promoted in modern society. 12. Practical applicability: The thesis can be used as references in service to teachers and researches of philosophy and religion in general or Vietnamese culture studies or history of thought of Vietnam ect.