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ĐẠI HỌC QUỐC GIA THÀNH PHỐ HỒ CHÍ MINH TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC KHOA HỌC XÃ HỘI VÀ NHÂN VĂN - NGUYỄN THIÊN THUẬN NHÂN CÁCH VĂN HÓA MAHATMA GANDHI LUẬN ÁN TIẾN SĨ VĂN HÓA HỌC Mã số: 62.31.70.01 CÁN BỘ HƯỚNG DẪN KHOA HỌC: PGS.TS PHAN AN CÁN BỘ PHẢN BIỆN ĐỘC LẬP: PGS.TS TRẦN VĂN ÁNH GS.TS NGUYỄN CHÍ BỀN GS.TS MAI NGỌC CHỪ CÁN BỘ PHẢN BIỆN HỘI ĐỒNG CẤP TRƯỜNG: GS.TS NGUYỄN CHÍ BỀN PGS.TS PHAN THỊ THU HIỀN PGS.TS TRẦN VĂN ÁNH THÀNH PHỐ HỒ CHÍ MINH – 2014 ii LỜI CAM ĐOAN Tôi xin cam đoan luận án viết chưa công bố Các liệu nêu luận án trung thực, khách quan Tôi xin hoàn toàn chịu trách nhiệm lời cam đoan T ngà N N th ng năm 014 iii MỤC LỤC MỞ ĐẦU 10 10 l ệ sử 11 12 12 13 C RÚ N 14 L LU N IC N N N N NC C N N NC C NC C N N A A MA A MA GANDHI 15 1.1 L 15 K ệ Q ệ â ữ ă â â ă ĩ ă 15 â ộ 29 â 32 iv 34 1.2.1 Không gian 34 ủ ể 41 53 Ừ Ộ Ế R 60 ă â ệ ộ 60 â ă N N ỮN K UYN ĐẶC R N ỚN Ô ÔN R ộ s ộ 71 e s 82 Ộ ủ ộ ủ e 90 ( ủ ộ 87 87 Ộ ậ IÊN ) 71 Ổ ậ NC C ( ủ Ự N I O 70 Ự ậ s ủ K ) 98 98 e Moskha 100 KẾ 102 2.4 C 67 KẾ 68 1.4 C Ặ N N ỮN K UYN ĐẶC R N ỚN N NC C IÊN Ế ỤC 105 3.1 KIÊN TRÌ CHÂN LÝ (SATYAGRAHA) 105 ậ ủ ộ 3.1 Ô R y e Q Y y 105 112 Ờ 128 v ậ q y ộ Ơ R 3.4 ộ q y 134 139 ủ ô 128 ủ ỰK ậ 3.3.2 ủ s s bệ ủ b ệ 139 145 KẾ 150 KẾ LU N 152 I LI U AM K O 158 158 160 P Ụ LỤC 168 PH 169 : 170 3: 172 vi DAN MỤC N Hình 1: 35 Hình 2: 36 Hình 3: 38 Hình 4: Bứ 41 Mẹ Hình 5: e ì ú - ă 1883 50 ă Hình 7: 54 ă 57 Hình 8: Hình 9: M q Hình 10: Bứ /1/1 ề ó ứ 8- ứ ú Hình 11: Gandhi Hình 12: ỏ 48 59 72 theo Ahimsa 84 xử ì ề ọ7 85 ứ ề M ilal) 94 Young India - March 23, 1922 112 Hình 15: 122 q ề 123 ă 31 124 Hình 18: Gandhi Tagore 141 Hình 19: 143 Hình 20: Gandhi Jinnnah 146 Hình 21: - ă 147 Hình 22: ề õ ĩ ằ M 149 MỞ ĐẦU L DO C NĐ I MỤC Đ C N IÊN C U L ộl y ộ ô ữ l s s s ă ĩ â â l â lị sử l q ủ l Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi l Mahatma Gandhi lị ị sử - ă ộ q q ậ ể ủ l ô ủ â ộ ộ ể l ậ b ĩ ộ â l Thích Ca Mâu Ni, Mahà vira, Tagore, ữ â riêng, Gandhi ệ l , s ă ô - Nehru mộ - ô ủ b b ộ ữ ă ị ô sử ậ l ở ủ â ộ q ộ â l ă ể Khi tìm ộ ậy l â ộ Gandhi s lâ ủ â ệ â ầ ă ă l s ệ có q ể ă q ệ ữ ệ q l ộ ệ l ể ầ â s “b ổ s ” ộ nh ủ ộ l “y ộ l l b ” ữ l “Nhân c ch văn hóa l ậ sĩ g ahatma Gandhi” ể l y ộ ă h M K y l ậ ộ s q m ă l l ậ â sử s l ă ữ y ô l ộ s ă ĩ ậ ă s ộ q yệ â ộ ủ ộ l â ủ ộ l â s â sở ể l ủ ữ ệ l ậ bể y ệ s ă ữ â â sở l ậ ầ l ậ rõ nét b ệ lệ lị sử ă ộ ệ ủ chung ằ l s N IÊN C U â ủ ô ậ ữ s l b ộ s ậ ộ ? l l l l s hay L C ă : Nhân NĐ ộ l ĩ ộ ô b thơng lịng ộ y s l b ữ ân s ằ l ộ y â l bằ â ộ lậ b ị ộ ẳ ộ s bở l ô ộ ổ bậ ủ â b ô l s ô ộ Theo ô b ô y (1) Nghiên ứ ậ ề ba ndhi; (2) Nghiên ứ danh so sánh ; (3) Nghiên ứ ề ẩ Gandhi (1) Nghi n cứu cu c đời ự nghiệ Gandhi l l ộ â ậ e bệ l ủ lị sử ậ ệ ộ ộ ệ â s ệ ủ y e ủ l ă â ầ l s ộ ộ ủ Mahatma Gandhi: a multifaceted ) ủ J f person (Gandhi: b ud, e Gandhian thoughts: an overview (D Gandhi) ủ R K b e el ă Gandhi) K.S Bharathi ủb ề Encyclopedia of Gandhi thought (Bá b Almol - 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and deadly - discrimination Terrorism, human trafficking, rights abuses and violence against women threaten millions of people We must work even harder for understanding among and within religions and communities and between and within countries I have made prevention a key priority in the five-year action agenda of the United Nations But prevention means more than separating warring parties and cooling tensions 171 Fundamentally tackling the roots of conflict and intolerance will take a culture of nonviolence and peace Governments must lead But ultimately, the foundation for non-violence will be built by people: teachers and faith leaders, parents and community voices, business people and grass-roots groups Perhaps it may be easier to pick up a weapon than to lay down a grudge It may be simpler to find fault than to find forgiveness But I have been deeply moved by es e le e ey e f e l e bee s e by ’s example and made a real difference Let us take strength from all of these efforts and work together to build a world of nonviolence and lasting peace ( ồn: http://www.unic.org.in/displaymore.php?%20chname=Press%20 Releases&subchkey=&itemid=12486&subid) 172 P Ụ LỤC 3: N N RON C AĐ CĐ IP I UN LAI L N MA I I NON L MA A MA A N AND I N M 1989 Your Majesty, Member of the Nobel Committee, Brothers and Sisters: I am very happy to be here with you today to receive the Nobel Prize for peace I feel honored, humbled, and deeply moved that you should give this important prize to a simple monk from Tibet I am no one special But I believe the prize is a recognition of the true value of altruism, love, compassion, and nonviolence which I try to practice, in accordance with the teachings of the Buddha and the sages of India and Tibet I accept the prize with profound gratitude on behalf of all of the oppressed everywhere and for all those who struggle for freedom and work for world peace I accept it as a tribute to the man who founded the modern tradition of nonviolent action for change - Mahatama Gandhi - whose life taught and inspired me And, of course, I accept it on behalf of the six million Tibetan people, my brave countrymen and women inside Tibet, who have suffered and continue to suffer so much They confront a calculated and systematic strategy aimed at the destruction of their national and cultural identities The prize reaffirms our conviction that with truth, courage, and determination as our weapons, Tibet will be liberated No matter what part of the world we come from, we are all basically the same human beings We all seek happiness and try to avoid suffering We have basically the same human needs and concerns All of us human beings want freedom and the right to determine our own destiny as individuals and as peoples That is human nature The great changes that are taking place in the world, from Eastern Europe to Africa, are a clear indication of this As a Buddhist monk, my concern extends to all members of the human family and, indeed, to all the sentient beings who suffer I believe all suffering is caused by ignorance People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their happiness or satisfaction 173 Yet true happiness comes from a sense of peace and contentment, which in turn must be achieved through the cultivation of altruism, of love and compassion, and elimination of ignorance, selfishness, and greed The problems we face today, violent conflicts, destruction of nature, poverty, hunger, and so on, are human created problems which can be resolved through human effort, understanding, and a development of a sense of brotherhood and sisterhood We need to cultivate a universal responsibility for one another and the planet we share Although I have found my own Buddhist religion helpful in generating love and compassion, even for those we consider our enemies, I am convinced that everyone can develop a good heart and a sense of universal responsibility with or without religion With the ever-growing impact of science in our lives, religion and spirituality have a greater role to play reminding us of our humanity There is no contradiction between the two Each gives us valuable insights into each other Both science and the teaching of the Buddha tell us of the fundamental unity of all things This understanding is crucial if we are to take positive and decisive action on the pressing global concern with the environment I believe all religions pursue the same goals, that of cultivating human goodness and bringing happiness to all human beings Though the means may appear different, the ends are the same As we enter the final decade of this century, I am optimistic that the ancient values that have sustained mankind are today reaffirming themselves to prepare us for a kinder, happier twenty-first century I pray for all of us, oppressor and friend, that together we succeed in building a better world through human understanding and love, and that in doing so we may reduce the pain and suffering of all sentient beings Thankyou Tenzin Gyatso December 10, 1989, Oslo, Norway ( http://www.dalailama.com/messages/acceptance-speeches/nobel- peace-prize)