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 A Dissertation Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School Batangas State University Batangas City In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Major in English By TRAN THI NHI 2015 Số hóa Trung tâm Học liệu – ĐHTN http://www.lrc.tnu.edu.vn ii THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam Số hóa Trung tâm Học liệu – ĐHTN BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines http://www.lrc.tnu.edu.vn 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 Author : Tran Thi Nhi Course : Doctor of Philosophy Major : English language and literature Year : 2014 Adviser : Dr Maria Luisa A Valdez Summary There exist myriad problems in the current world which threaten the existence of humanity Violence is accelerating everywhere Ceaseless wars and conflicts are taking place in several regions, killing thousands of people and causing suffering for millions of human beings Furthermore, more and more modern weapons with massive destruction capacity are being produced, threatening the whole mankind in every minute Meanwhile, the world is also faced with terrorism, environmental pollution, racial religious conflicts, political disputes, social and economic inequality, the large gap between the rich and the poor, and diseases and poverty All of these catastrophic events beg the question of how to save humanity Số hóa Trung tâm Học liệu – ĐHTN http://www.lrc.tnu.edu.vn 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 and harmony in modern times This study analyzes the selected works by the 14th Dalai Lama, a modern day leading figure of peace, and three other authors namely Mawlana Rumi, Pope John Paul II and Daisaku Ikeda to explore how peace and harmony is conceptualized by these peace advocates Likewise, the study aims to reveal the universal concepts of peace and harmony shared by the peace advocates as the representatives of different cultures and religions The research also discusses how their common teachings on peace and harmony have been transferred into a global peace movement The study employs the qualitative method of research and sociological and philosophical approaches as the bases for analysis This paper also involves content analysis, which is a systematic technique in analyzing message content and message handling Findings of the study reveal that although these peace movement leaders represent different religions and come from different cultures, they share much in Số hóa Trung tâm Học liệu – ĐHTN http://www.lrc.tnu.edu.vn 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 human good qualities and appraises responsibility, must be integrated in education She proposes the adoption of this new paradigm for living in the modern world ACKNOWLEDGMENT Số hóa Trung tâm Học liệu – ĐHTN http://www.lrc.tnu.edu.vn vi THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines 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 and the Thai Nguyen University, for giving her the opportunity to finish this undertaking under their International Academic Cooperation Program Dr Dang Kim Vui, the President of Thai Nguyen University and Dr Le Hong Thang, the Dean of Thai Nguyen School of Foreign Languages, for the motivation and wisdom that helped hasten the completion of this study Dr Maria Luisa A Valdez, the Dean of Colleges and Head of the Graduate School of the Batangas State University ARASOF Nasugbu Campus, the researcher‟s dissertation adviser, for her constant encouragement, dedication, and ennobling character which inspired diligent research for the realization of this study Dr Matilda H Dimaano, the Chairman of the Panel of Examiners, and Dr Corazon B Cabrera, the former External Panelist, for their valuable suggestions and criticism which motivated conscientiously the researcher during the conduct of this study Số hóa Trung tâm Học liệu – ĐHTN http://www.lrc.tnu.edu.vn 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 words of encouragement and kind gestures The pool of writers whose works were included in this study for posterity, for their emboldened wisdom in every page of this dissertation The researcher‟s friends and colleagues at the Thai Nguyen School of Foreign Languages, Vietnam, for their time, advice, and prayers Dr Melvyn Sakaguchi, for setting an example to aspire and for his friendship as well Her husband Luong Viet Cuong and sons Luong Tran Tri Minh and Luong Tran Duc Minh, her parents and parents-in-law, her brothers and sisters for their wholehearted support and encouragement TRAN THI NHI DEDICATION Số hóa Trung tâm Học liệu – ĐHTN http://www.lrc.tnu.edu.vn viii THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines 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 TRAN THI NHI TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Số hóa Trung tâm Học liệu – ĐHTN http://www.lrc.tnu.edu.vn ix THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines TITLE PAGE i APPROVAL SHEET ii ABSTRACT iii ACKNOWLEDGMENT vi DEDICATION viii TABLE OF CONTENTS ix LIST OF FIGURES……………………………………………………… xi LIST OF MATRICES xii CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM Introduction Statement of the Problem Scope, Delimitation and Limitation of the Study 10 Significance of the Study 11 II REVIEW OF LITERATURE Conceptual Literature 15 Research Literature 41 Synthesis 48 Theoretical Framework 52 Conceptual Framework 56 Số hóa Trung tâm Học liệu – ĐHTN http://www.lrc.tnu.edu.vn x THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines Definition of Terms 57 III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY Research Design 60 Treatment of Materials 61 IV ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION 65 V SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION Summary of Findings 152 Conclusions 159 Recommendation 160 BIBLIOGRAPHY 172 APPENDICES……………………………………………………… 181 A Summary of the Literary Works……………………………… 182 CURRICULUM VITAE………………………………………………… 193 LIST OF FIGURES Figure Title Page Conceptual Paradigm of the Study…………………… Số hóa Trung tâm Học liệu – ĐHTN 57 http://www.lrc.tnu.edu.vn 187 THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam Số hóa Trung tâm Học liệu – ĐHTN BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines http://www.lrc.tnu.edu.vn 188 THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam Số hóa Trung tâm Học liệu – ĐHTN BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines http://www.lrc.tnu.edu.vn 189 THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam Số hóa Trung tâm Học liệu – ĐHTN BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines http://www.lrc.tnu.edu.vn 190 THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam Số hóa Trung tâm Học liệu – ĐHTN BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines http://www.lrc.tnu.edu.vn 191 THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam Số hóa Trung tâm Học liệu – ĐHTN BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines http://www.lrc.tnu.edu.vn 192 THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam Số hóa Trung tâm Học liệu – ĐHTN BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines http://www.lrc.tnu.edu.vn 193 THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam Số hóa Trung tâm Học liệu – ĐHTN BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines http://www.lrc.tnu.edu.vn 194 THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam Số hóa Trung tâm Học liệu – ĐHTN BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines http://www.lrc.tnu.edu.vn 195 THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam Số hóa Trung tâm Học liệu – ĐHTN BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines http://www.lrc.tnu.edu.vn 196 THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam Số hóa Trung tâm Học liệu – ĐHTN BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines http://www.lrc.tnu.edu.vn 197 THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam Số hóa Trung tâm Học liệu – ĐHTN BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines http://www.lrc.tnu.edu.vn 198 THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam Số hóa Trung tâm Học liệu – ĐHTN BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines http://www.lrc.tnu.edu.vn 199 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 Chairman: Members: Dr Matilda H Dimaano Dr Amada Banaag Dr Felix Panopio External Panel: Secretary: Dr Myrna Sulit Dr RemediosMagnaye Adviser : Dr Maria Luisa Valdez COMMENTS/SUGGESTIONS/RECOMMENDATIONS: Refer to correct formatting for Table of Contents Improve Table of Contents 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 The statement of the problem was not followed in the minutes Revised Statement of the Problem: 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 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 Số hóa Trung tâm Học liệu – ĐHTN http://www.lrc.tnu.edu.vn 200 THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic of Vietnam BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines 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 Corrections for Research Literature: Provide an introductory paragraph for Research literature Revise the whole research literature; improve mode of presentation and discussion 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 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 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 Số hóa Trung tâm Học liệu – ĐHTN http://www.lrc.tnu.edu.vn 201 12 THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY Socialist Republic Vietnamparagraph Connect the first and of second of BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines the Research design 13 In chapter IV, mention the titles of literary 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 17 In the output, identify the features/element of a global peace education Số hóa Trung tâm Học liệu – ĐHTN http://www.lrc.tnu.edu.vn ... and harmony in modern times Because of the importance of this peace movement, the researcher has decided to focus on studying the works of the Dalai Lama and a few other selected advocates of the. .. include: the 14th Dalai Lama and his significant works, the other selected peace advocates and their significant works, peace education and culture of peace, and philosophical sociological and moral... UNIVERSITY Republic of the Philippines ABSTRACT Title : Teachings on Peace and Harmony of the 14th Dalai Lama and Selected Peace Advocates Author : Tran Thi Nhi Course : Doctor of Philosophy Major