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ICPT.HUST 2023 - 37

BUDDHISM ETHICS AND THE PROBLEM OF BUILDING HUMAN PERSONALITY IN VIETNAM TODAY
Nguyen Thi Toan (Hung Yen University of Technology and Education, Vietnam)
doi.org/10.51316/icpt.hust.2023.37

Abstract
Buddhism is a great religion and throughout its history of formation and development has increasingly affirmed its important role in building human personality. With its noble and close humanistic philosophies, Buddhism has penetrated the hearts of the Vietnamese people over the past 2,000 years and become a major religion of the nation. Buddhist teachings have the effect of regulating the consciousness and moral behavior of Vietnamese people. It supports and arouses love, altruism, doing good, avoiding evil... contributing to enhancing the responsibility of each existing in society. Not only applicable among Buddhists, but the ethical content of Buddhism also has a strong influence on society. This contributes to improving the morality of each individual as well as being beneficial to building good morality in Vietnamese society. Living according to Buddhist teachings helps improve individual morality, while also building a good lifestyle for the entire society. Therefore, applying the humanistic values ​​of Buddhist ethics to build Vietnamese human personality is extremely practical and meets the urgent needs of social history.
Research purpose: 
Based on the assessment of the current situation of moral degradation and lifestyle of a part of the Vietnamese people, the author wants to clarify the important role of Buddhist ethics in building Vietnamese personality.
Research motivation:
Personality and ethics are important factors in building human resources for the country's development. Correct awareness of these resources has prompted the author to pose a research problem to promote all resources in building the country.
Research design, approach, and method:
In this study, the author uses a qualitative research method. The author has researched, analyzed, and synthesized Buddhist theoretical perspectives related to ethical issues. Besides, the author uses the historical-logical method to develop and clarify the research problem.
Main findings:
The article synthesizes important Buddhist arguments on ethics and evaluates the influence of Buddhist ethics on Vietnamese personality.
Practical/managerial implications:
Contributing to an approach to building and perfecting high-quality human resources for the development of Vietnam today.

Keywords: Buddhist ethics, human resources, personality

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