1. Full name: Bui Phuong Thanh.                                                2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: 18/10/1988                                                                    4. Place of birth: Hai Phong

5. Admissions decision number: 3216/2014 /QD-XHNV-SDH. Dated 31st December 2014 by Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities.

6. Changes in academic process: None

7. Official thesis title: Participation in social charity activities of Buddhists in inner city of Hanoi

8. Major: Sociology                                                                   9. Code: 62 31 03 01

10. Supervisors:   Assoc.Prof.Dr. Hoang Thu Huong

                           Assoc.Prof.Dr. Nguyen Thanh Xuan

11. Summary of new findings of the thesis:

- Firstly conceptually, the thesis contributes to the clarification and improvement of the concept “social charity”, “Buddhist”, “participation in Buddhist’s social charity” and the theory of the choice religious rationalism, social action theory, and social philanthropy theory.

- Secondly, the study of the Buddhist concept of charity, research does not stop at the concept of charity in general but also clarifies the Buddhist and monk's understanding of charity from the Buddhist point of view.

-Thirdly, the motivations for Buddhist social charity mentioned in the study are not only limited to understanding the Buddhist viewpoints (selfless motives, selfish motives, religious motives) but also seen in the face of behavioral expression.

- Fourth, the assessment of the status of social charity participation of Buddhists shows that the difference compared to the study ahead of the charitable contribution of Buddhism is not only money, articles, labor, ... but also encourages others and teaches Buddhism to others.

12. Practical applicability if any:

13. Further research directions:

- Expanding the spatial scope of Buddhist charity research in different areas throughout the country leads to the results which can be generalized. In addition, it is possible to expand on different research subjects into other religions such as Christianity, Protestantism, etc., to compare among different religions.

- Profound study on objective factors in addition to subjective factors affecting the participation of Buddhist social charity such as socio-economic context, religious law policy , economic factors, culture,..

- Research on the role of philanthropic activities and the demands of those who need help with philanthropic activities.

14. Thesis-related publications:

1. Bui Phuong Thanh (2015), “Discussing the secularization and application of the study of the incarnation of Buddhism in Vietnam today”, Proceedings of the Scientific Conference on Young Cadres and Postgraduate Students , Hanoi National University Publishing House, pp. 279 - 286.

2. Hoang Thu Huong, Bui Phuong Thanh (2016), “Spiritual participation in Buddhist charity activities in Vietnam today”, Journal of Arts and Culture (389), pp.103-106.

3. Hoang Thu Huong, Bui Phuong Thanh, Pham Huong Giang (2016), “Vietnamese Buddhist Followers: Statistical Situation and New Proposals on Measurement”, Journal of Science, Society and Humanities (2/ 1b), pp. 43-53.

4. Bui Phuong Thanh (2017), “Rational Choice Theory in Buddhist Charity Activity Research”, Journal of Religious Work (7), pp. 13-15.

5. Bui Phuong Thanh (2017), “The Buddhist concept of social charity”, Journal of Psychology (9), pp. 90 -99.