2. Sex: Male
3. Date of birth: November 22, 1979
4. Place of birth: Ninh Binh
5. Amission decision number: 1806/2018/QĐ-XHNV dated June 29, 2018 by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU
6. Changes in academic process:
7. Officical thesis title: The Caodong school in the North of Vietnam: the transmission and the current situation
8. Major: Religious Studies
9. Code: 9229009.01
10. Supervisors: Prof. Hoang Anh Tuan
11. Summary of the new findings of the thesis
+ Purpose of the research: Based on studying the transmission and inheritance, basic content and the current situation of the Caodong school in the North of Vietnam, the thesis points out the characteristics and movement trends of the Caodong school in the North of Vietnam and give the author's observations on the main movement trend. On that basis, some solutions and recommendations are proposed to promote the value of the Caodong school in the North of Vietnam.
+ The research objectives of the thesis: The Caodong school in the North of Vietnam of Buddhism in the North of Vietnam
+ Research methods: The thesis uses interdisciplinary scientific research methods of religion and other sciences, specifically: analysis and synthesis method, historical method, Sociology of religion, logical method, …
+ Major results, new findings of the thesis:
- The thesis systematically clarifies the history of the tradition of the Caodong school in the North of Vietnam in different aspects.
- The thesis has pointed out the current situations of the Caodong school in the North of Vietnam in some basic aspects: ideology, practice policy, establishment of worship, religious practice, organization of Mountain pagoda and religious beliefs.
- The thesis has pointed out some basic characteristics and movement trends of the Caodong school in the North of Vietnam in the current period and identified the main movement trends.
- The thesis has proposed some solutions and recommendations to inherit and promote the value of the Caodong school in the North of Vietnam in the current period.
- These research results contribute to the theoretical research system of Buddhism in general and the history of Buddhism in Vietnam in particular. The forecasts, recommendations and solutions that the thesis proposes can be applied to the work of transmiting, inheriting and promoting the value of the Caodong school in the North of Vietnam.
12. Futher research directions
- Buddhist Zen sects in Vietnam
- Buddhism and culture.
13. Thesis-related publications
Pham Van Phuong (2017), "Overview of the process of spreading the Caodong school in North of Vietnam in the 16th - 17th centuries", Journal of Religious Work (130), pp.14-16, p.41.
Pham Van Phuong (2018), "Basic features of the Caodong school in the North of our country", Journal of Religious Work (137,138), pp. 88- 93.
Bui Thi Anh Van, Pham Van Phuong (2019), “Ancestor Worship – Beliefs generate kindness”, Journal of Indian and Asian Studies (76), pp. 56-61.
Thich Hai An, Pham Van Phuong (2019), "The role of monks in Thuan Hoa and some Vietnamese temples in Central Laos today", Journal of Religious Studies (189), pp. 52-62.
Pham Van Phuong (2019), “Some fundanmental thoughts of Caodong Zen school in Vietnam”, Young scientist (274), pp.147- 149.
Pham van Phuong (2019), “The developpment of Caodong zen school in the Northem region Vietnam in the 17th century”, Scientific Aspect (1), pp. 521- 528.
Thich Hai An, PhD student Pham Van Phuong (2020), "Caodong school in Thuan Hoa", Caodong school in Vietnam, Social Sciences Publishing House, Hanoi, pp. 200-214.
Bhikkhu Thich Tho Lac, PhD student Pham Van Phuong (2020), "Inheriting and promoting the Vietnamese Caodong school", Caodong school in Vietnam, Social Sciences Publishing House, Hanoi, pp. 330 - 340.
Thich Hai An, Pham Van Phuong (2020), "Monks of Thuan Hoa region go to the Lao People's Democratic Republic to preach the Dharma", Vietnamese Buddhism in Laos, Social Sciences Publishing House, Hanoi, pp. 117- 127.
PhD student Pham Van Phuong (2020), "Venerable Thich Trung Quan with the imprint of the Caodong school at Bang Long Pagoda in Laos", Vietnamese Buddhism in Laos, Social Sciences Publishing House, Hanoi, pp. 134-138.
Nguyen Dai Dong, PhD Student Pham Van Phuong (2020), "Two great seniors with meritorious impacts to Vietnamese Buddhism in Laos", Vietnamese Buddhism in Laos, Social Sciences Publishing House, Hanoi, pp. 128 - 133.
Pham Van Phuong (2021), "Some outstanding features of the Caodong school in the North of Vietnam", Journal of Religious Work (175), pp.12-16.
Pham Van Phuong (2021), "The history of formation and development of the Caodong school in the North of Vietnam", Journal of Religious Studies (207), pp.60 - 77.
