Soft Skills Education for Monastic students of Vietnam Buddhist Universities

Abstract

The value of Buddhism persists for more than twenty-five centuries and has a strong place in the hearts of the public. Modern Buddhism will continue the achievements that have been achieved when each monastic student cultivates the qualities and competencies to carry out the mission of spreading the Dharma Propagation. The socio-economic changes and the strong development of science, engineering and technology in the current period have brought a new breath of life to the path of religious practice, contributing to overcoming limitations. of traditional propaganda in the direction of one-way message transmission. In addition to acquiring knowledge of Buddhist teachings, scriptures, etc., to fulfill the spread of the Dharma Propagation to meet requirements of the new context, monastic students of Vietnam Buddhist Universities need to be equipped with essential soft skills. Although the meaning and type of soft skills of Buddhist preachers have been studied, the theoretical basis of soft skills education for monastic students in Vietnam Buddhist Universities is still little mentioned. The article focuses on analyzing theoretical issues about soft skills education for monastic students, such as the concept of monastic student, types of soft skills that need to be equipped for monastic students, content and form for soft skills education for monastic students. The analytical results of the article contribute to enriching the scientific basis of soft skills education for monastic students in Vietnam Buddhist Universities.