Buddhism in Vietnam

Buddhism in Vietnam

The Vietnamese people have said to have first appeared in the Christian era, because the religion that was first adapted was Christianity. This would explain why the Vietnamese people are such religious people. But it does not really explain there major religion change to Buddhism, because Buddhism is really not a religion that is native to Vietnam. Buddhism my be one of the most known religions in the world by name, but not by what is actually involved in it. Christine the girl that I interview said “that many people think that the religion is a cult but she says that it is anything but what would be classified as a cult to Americans (Eng).” ‘“Historically, Buddhism played a significant role in the definition of the classical South East Asian states. With Buddhism, when a country was dominated by a colonial power, nationalist movements grew out of and identified with a religious context. An example of this is the 1960 Buddhist protests, in which the Buddhist monks immolated themselves in fire. After the removal of Deim and his brother Nhu, the United Buddhist Association, which was under the leadership of Thich Tri Quang and Thich Thien Minh, remained politically active. “Vietnamese are Confucians in peacetime, Buddhists in times of trouble (Fire in the Lake).”’ I think that giving the history and what roles men and women play in Buddhism, and what goes on during there festivals there will be a good understanding to Buddhism.

“It’s founder was Gautama, a prince who bridled at the formalism of Hinduism as it was being interpreted by the priestly caste of Brahmas. Buddhism spread first from China to Vietnam’s Red River Delta Region in approximately the second century (Buddhism 1987).” Vinata...

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