Author: Bc. Šárka Čechová Department: Civic Education and Philosophy Title: Buddhism in Vietnam Supervisor: Mgr. David Rybák, Ph.D., Department of Civics and Philosophy Faculty of Education of Charles University in Prague Abstract: The main theme of this work is Buddhism as the primary religion in Vietnam. Work is focused on providing the image of Buddhism as a whole and then to its entrance into the Vietnamese culture through periods of Chinese domination. Marginally also mention about other religions in Vietnam, and Vietnamese traditions and customs. In conclusion, I will dedicate the image of Vietnamese living in the Czech Republic, which is affected by the collision of two cultures. We will monitor historically conditioned cultural and religious assumptions that have contributed to easier integration of Vietnamese immigrants.

In my thesis, I tried to describe the process of transformation of premodern and modern society focusing on the creation and development of a new spirituality. In this context, I further came with a terminological definition of the phenomenon. Next the work deals with the sphere of the new spirituality in the form of sects. First of all sects are taken in generally, so that the whole theme can be dealt in its width. Subsequently, my work focuses on the topic of Jehovah`s Witnesses in attempt to determine the extent of this society as a sect. Within each chapter it is possible to see the sect in terms of attractiveness, dynamics of group functioning or for example dependence, manipulation and insecurity. In the chapter called Jehovah's Witnesses the overall picture is completed. This religious society is presented based on its historical development, description of the life of Jehovah's Witnesses members and also through its activities in the Czech Republic. The conclusion contains evaluation of this religious organization including general assessment of the importance of sects. Keywords Religionistic, religion, sects, Jehova's Wittnesses, moderni

The diploma thesis will deal with options of the use of Masaryk's heritage in Social studies. It focuses both on didactics and the insight of his heritage. Moreover, educational aims will be considered as well as key competences from the Framework Education Programme for Grammar schools.