(Luận văn) the teachings on peace and harmony of the 14th dalai lama and selected peace advocates

i THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines THE TEACHINGS ON PEACE AND HARMONY OF THE 14TH DALAI LAMA AND SELECTED PEACE ADVOCATES lu an n va A Dissertation Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School Batangas State University Batangas City p ie gh tn to d oa nl w lu ll u nf va an In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Major in English oi m z at nh z m co l TRAN THI NHI 2015 gm @ By an Lu n va ac th si ii THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines lu an n va p ie gh tn to d oa nl w ll u nf va an lu oi m z at nh z m co l gm @ an Lu n va ac th si iii THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines ABSTRACT Title Teachings on Peace and Harmony of the 14th Dalai : Lama and Selected Peace Advocates : Tran Thi Nhi Course : Doctor of Philosophy Major : English language and literature Year : 2014 : Dr Maria Luisa A Valdez lu Author an n va tn to Adviser p ie gh w Summary d oa nl There exist myriad problems in the current world which threaten the an lu existence of humanity Violence is accelerating everywhere Ceaseless wars u nf va and conflicts are taking place in several regions, killing thousands of people and causing suffering for millions of human beings Furthermore, more and ll m oi more modern weapons with massive destruction capacity are being produced, z at nh threatening the whole mankind in every minute Meanwhile, the world is also z faced with terrorism, environmental pollution, racial religious conflicts, political @ l gm disputes, social and economic inequality, the large gap between the rich and an Lu question of how to save humanity m co the poor, and diseases and poverty All of these catastrophic events beg the n va ac th si iv THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines There has been a great number of peace advocates, including religious figures, political leaders, literary writers and philosophers, who have advocated the teachings of peace and harmony in their books, sermons and speeches All of this has provided a basis for a trend and a growing movement for peace lu and harmony in modern times an n va This study analyzes the selected works by the 14th Dalai Lama, a tn to modern day leading figure of peace, and three other authors namely Mawlana ie gh Rumi, Pope John Paul II and Daisaku Ikeda to explore how peace and p harmony is conceptualized by these peace advocates Likewise, the study oa nl w aims to reveal the universal concepts of peace and harmony shared by the d peace advocates as the representatives of different cultures and religions The lu va an research also discusses how their common teachings on peace and harmony ll u nf have been transferred into a global peace movement oi m The study employs the qualitative method of research and sociological z at nh and philosophical approaches as the bases for analysis This paper also involves content analysis, which is a systematic technique in analyzing z gm @ message content and message handling m co l Findings of the study reveal that although these peace movement leaders represent different religions and come from different cultures, they share much in an Lu n va ac th si v THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines common in espousing their view on peace as a way of life In this study the author attempts to weave a mosaic of universal and permanent moral values and principles rooted in the teachings of these advocates for peace This mosaic, which promotes a spirit of respecting cultural pluralism, cultivates lu human good qualities and appraises responsibility, must be integrated in an n va education She proposes the adoption of this new paradigm for living in the p ie gh tn to modern world d oa nl w ll u nf va an lu oi m z at nh z m co l gm @ an Lu n va ac th si vi THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines ACKNOWLEDGMENT The researcher wishes to express her personal thanks and appreciation to those, in one way or another, have helped make this humble work a reality First and foremost, she wishes to thank the Batangas State University lu an and the Thai Nguyen University, for giving her the opportunity to finish this va n undertaking under their International Academic Cooperation Program to gh tn Dr Dang Kim Vui, the President of Thai Nguyen University and Dr Le p ie Hong Thang, the Dean of Thai Nguyen School of Foreign Languages, for the oa nl w motivation and wisdom that helped hasten the completion of this study Dr Maria Luisa A Valdez, the Dean of Colleges and Head of the d lu the researcher’s dissertation adviser, for her constant ll u nf Campus, va an Graduate School of the Batangas State University ARASOF Nasugbu oi m encouragement, dedication, and ennobling character which inspired diligent z at nh research for the realization of this study Dr Matilda H Dimaano, the Chairman of the Panel of Examiners, and z @ l gm Dr Corazon B Cabrera, the former External Panelist, for their valuable suggestions and criticism which motivated conscientiously the researcher m co during the conduct of this study an Lu n va ac th si vii THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines Dr Amada G Banaag, Dr Felix M Panopio, and Dr Myrna G Sulit, the Members of the Panel of Examiners, for their thorough dissection and candid remarks that drew up the essential and relevant dimensions in this research Dr Remedios P Magnaye, the Graduate School Secretary, for her lu words of encouragement and kind gestures an n va The pool of writers whose works were included in this study for posterity, The researcher’s friends and colleagues at the Thai Nguyen School of ie gh tn to for their emboldened wisdom in every page of this dissertation p Foreign Languages, Vietnam, for their time, advice, and prayers oa nl w Dr Melvyn Sakaguchi, for setting an example to aspire and for his d friendship as well lu va an Her husband Luong Viet Cuong and sons Luong Tran Tri Minh and ll u nf Luong Tran Duc Minh, her parents and parents-in-law, her brothers and sisters oi m for their wholehearted support and encouragement z at nh TRAN THI NHI z m co l gm @ an Lu n va ac th si viii THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines DEDICATION To my dearest husband, Luong Viet Cuong and my loving twin sons, Luong Tran Tri Minh and Luong Tran Duc Minh, who inspired me to search for the highest values in life lu an va n TRAN THI NHI p ie gh tn to d oa nl w ll u nf va an lu oi m z at nh z m co l gm @ an Lu n va ac th si ix THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines TABLE OF CONTENTS Page TITLE PAGE i APPROVAL SHEET ii lu ABSTRACT iii an n va ACKNOWLEDGMENT vi tn to DEDICATION viii ie gh TABLE OF CONTENTS ix p LIST OF FIGURES……………………………………………………… xi CHAPTER d oa nl w LIST OF MATRICES xii lu va an I THE PROBLEM ll u nf Introduction oi m Statement of the Problem z at nh Scope, Delimitation and Limitation of the Study 10 Significance of the Study 11 z gm @ II REVIEW OF LITERATURE m co l Conceptual Literature 15 Research Literature 41 an Lu n va ac th si x THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines Synthesis 48 Theoretical Framework 52 Conceptual Framework 56 Definition of Terms 57 lu III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY an n va Research Design 60 tn to Treatment of Materials 61 p ie gh IV ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION 65 V SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION Conclusions 159 d oa nl w Summary of Findings 152 lu va an Recommendation 160 ll u nf BIBLIOGRAPHY 172 oi m APPENDICES……………………………………………………… 181 z at nh A Summary of the Literary Works……………………………… 182 CURRICULUM VITAE………………………………………………… 193 z m co l gm @ an Lu n va ac th si 176 THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines Messages on the World Peace Day by Pope John Paul II As a compilation of messages delivered on World Peace Days from 1979 to 2005, the text covers a variety of topics of modern society and its problems with regarding peace and conflict The Pope proposes several solutions to lu an improve the world His ideology has far reached the people from different va regions of the world and has helped to erase the gap between different religions n gh tn to and cultures, setting a foundation for building up a world of peace The messages the author conveys include: cultivate compassion and p ie forgiveness; oppose violence and war, war kills people and the environment; w respect one another and recognize the rights of others - as individuals and as oa nl nations; think of the common good and share rather than compete; seek justice; talk to each other; know thyself - and the other d an lu His message insists that all individuals must see and respect the value va of human diversity and direct it to the common good Being open-minded, u nf willing and desirous to explore and to accept the cultural heritage of the ll minority groups will help to get rid of attitudes of prejudice which prevents m oi healthy social relations This process needs continuous fostering because z at nh such attitudes may reoccur by the time in new forms Common good is one of the central concepts in the compilation of the z gm @ messages It closely concerns every person and any of his social relations such as the family, groups, associations, cities, regions, states, the community of peoples l and nations Because of social interdependence, each person should constantly m co look out for and work for the common good for others as if it were of his own an Lu n va ac th si 177 THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines For the Sake of Peace - Seven Paths to Global Harmony: A Buddhist Perspective by Daisaku Ikeda With the key themes drawn from his 20 years of university lectures and proposals to the United Nations, the book identifies the routes to peace including lu self-mastery, dialogue and tolerance, and the path of culture The work presents an a vision of establishing global peace in both passionate and practical way va n Ikeda’s work consists of a variety of concepts which he discusses tn to comprehensively Reading the book, a reader can learn about the problems of ie gh the world and the ways to achieve global peace from Buddhist perspective p They can also better understand the nature of happiness and harmony and nl w how to attain it, human values, and precepts in Nichiren Buddhist philosophy d oa Through the informed and insightful concepts of peace, Ikeda shows his an lu deep understanding of human nature and a fundamental perspective that the human beings are not only the basis of social systems and institutions, but they va u nf themselves are also the cause of the problems, and solutions for those problems ll Addressing the problems confronting the world in the present time, the m oi author discusses the barriers which inhibit the world from making peace z at nh These include isolationism, the illusion of efficiency, power greed, poverty, z environmental irresponsibility and nuclear negativity In seven chapters of the @ book, the author proposes solutions for the addressed problems through seven gm l paths to global peace and harmony: the path of self-mastery, the path of m co dialogue and tolerance, the path of community, the path of culture, the path of an Lu nations, the path of global awareness, and the path of disarmament n va ac th si 178 THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines CURRICULUM VITAE lu PERSONAL DATA Name : NHI THI TRAN Address : Quang Trung ward, Thai Nguyen City, Vietnam Date of birth : August 25, 1977 Place of birth: Thai Nguyen City, Vietnam Nationality : Vietnamese Email : nhitnu@gmail.com an va n EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND tn to Graduate Studies M.A., English Language Teaching College of Foreign Languages Vietnam National University, Hanoi, 2006 : B.A, English and Teaching English College of Education Thai Nguyen University, Vietnam, 1999 p ie gh : d oa nl w Tertiary lu Vice Dean of the School of Foreign Languages, Thai Nguyen University, Vietnam ll u nf 2012 – present va an WORK EXPERIENCE m Head of English Language Department School of Foreign Languages, Thai Nguyen University, Vietnam 2008 – 2011 Deputy Head of English Language Department School of Foreign Languages Thai Nguyen University, Vietnam 1999 - 2008 English Instructor College of Education Thai Nguyen University, Vietnam oi 2011 - 2012 z at nh z m co l gm @ an Lu n va ac th si 179 THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines lu an n va p ie gh tn to d oa nl w ll u nf va an lu oi m z at nh z m co l gm @ an Lu n va ac th si 180 THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines lu an n va p ie gh tn to d oa nl w ll u nf va an lu oi m z at nh z m co l gm @ an Lu n va ac th si 181 THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines lu an n va p ie gh tn to d oa nl w ll u nf va an lu oi m z at nh z m co l gm @ an Lu n va ac th si 182 THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines lu an n va p ie gh tn to d oa nl w ll u nf va an lu oi m z at nh z m co l gm @ an Lu n va ac th si 183 THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines lu an n va p ie gh tn to d oa nl w ll u nf va an lu oi m z at nh z m co l gm @ an Lu n va ac th si 184 THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines lu an n va p ie gh tn to d oa nl w ll u nf va an lu oi m z at nh z m co l gm @ an Lu n va ac th si 185 THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines lu an n va p ie gh tn to d oa nl w ll u nf va an lu oi m z at nh z m co l gm @ an Lu n va ac th si 186 THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines lu an n va p ie gh tn to d oa nl w ll u nf va an lu oi m z at nh z m co l gm @ an Lu n va ac th si 187 THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines lu an n va p ie gh tn to d oa nl w ll u nf va an lu oi m z at nh z m co l gm @ an Lu n va ac th si 188 THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines FINAL DEFENSE MINUTES CANDIDATE: TRAN THI NHI (SANDY) 1.00 – 2.30 pm 17 December 2014 Title of Dissertation: THE TEACHINGS ON PEACE AND HARMONY OF THE 14TH DALAI LAMA AND SELECTED PEACE ADVOCATES Dr Matilda H Dimaano Dr Amada Banaag Dr Felix Panopio External Panel: Secretary: Dr Myrna Sulit Dr RemediosMagnaye Adviser : Dr Maria Luisa Valdez lu Chairman: Members: an n va gh tn to p ie COMMENTS/SUGGESTIONS/RECOMMENDATIONS: w Refer to correct formatting for Table of Contents Improve Table of Contents d oa nl Suggestions for Introduction: Improve Introduction Include in the discussion about the other advocates like Paul and Ikeda; discuss their being peace advocates Do not focus only to Dalai Lama an lu The statement of the problem was not followed in the minutes va ll u nf Revised Statement of the Problem: oi m What are the teachings on peace and harmony held by the 14th Dalai Lama in the following works: 1.1 The Power of Compassion; 1.2 Beyond Religion-Ethics for a Whole World; and 1.3 Ancient Wisdom and Modern World-Ethics for the new Millennium z at nh z m co l gm @ What are the peace concepts that may be drawn from the works of the following peace advocates and their respective works: 2.1 Rumi-Massnavi 2.2 Pope John Paul II-Messages on the World Peace Day 2.3 Daisaku Ikeda-For the Sake of Peace: Seven Paths to Global Harmony an Lu n va ac th si 189 THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines lu an n va p ie gh tn to How are the following aspects on the teachings of peace dealt with in the following selections? 3.1 intrapersonal aspect; 3.2 interpersonal aspect; and 3.3 international aspect How may the varied teachings on peace be integrated on a global peace education perspective and program? Revise Significance of the Study It is similar with other candidates Corrections for Chapter II: - Follow correct format in discussing the concepts/constructs Cite references - Introduce the parts of the chapter in the introductory paragraph in Chapter II - Moral approaches in literary criticisms are not included in the discussion in the chapter - Issues regarding peace of John Paul were not discussed comprehensively - Discussions of concepts are very limited Most of the paragraphs cited were copiedverbatimly from the source - Revise mode of discussion for the topic, Peace Education and Culture of Peace Organize paragraphs according to contents - Quoted lines for chapter II should be paraphrased There should be no quoted lines for chapter II nl w d oa Corrections for Research Literature: Provide an introductory paragraph for Research literature Revise the whole research literature; improve mode of presentation and discussion an lu ll u nf va Guides on how to write research literature: Start with the study investigated then proceed to the findings, conclusion and recommendations if there is any One paragraph or two is devoted per study Gorseviski’s study was not cited in the bibliography oi m z at nh Suggestions for Synthesis: Synthesis consists only of to paragraphs Start with an introduction, followed by paragraphs for conceptual literature and paragraphs for research literature discussing the similarities and differences of the cited studies to the present study and paragraph for justification that the present study is not duplication of cited studies z @ l gm 10 Revise Theoretical framework Cite theory that serves as the framework of the study 11 Improve Definition of Terms Cite references for the conceptual definition m co 12 Connect the first and second paragraph of the Research design an Lu n va ac th si 190 13 In THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Vietnam chapter IV, Republic mentionofthe titles of literary BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines pieces in the first paragraph 14 For chapter IV, SOP number and number can be first presented in a matrix before the discussion 15 Organized discussion in Chapter IV based on corrected SOP 16 Authors cited in Chapter IV must come from the concepts cited in Chapter II Discuss and answer questions based on the minutes of the pre-oral Improve chapter IV lu an 17 In the output, identify the features/element of a global peace education n va p ie gh tn to d oa nl w ll u nf va an lu oi m z at nh z m co l gm @ an Lu n va ac th si