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| − | '''Vietnam''' is a country in Southeast Asia flanked by the South China Sea on the east and | + | '''Vietnam''' is a country in Southeast Asia flanked by the South China Sea on the east and {{Wiki|Laos}} and [[Cambodia]] on the west. [[Buddhism]] was brought to this region in about the 5th century mainly by [[Indian]] merchants and [[monks]] on their way to [[China]]. In later centuries, Chinese influence became dominant in [[Vietnam]] and the country adopted Chinese forms of [[Buddhism]]. After the 1870’s when the French conquered the country, [[Buddhism]] was persecuted because it was associated with [[Vietnamese]] identity. After the Second World War the communists in [[North Vietnam]] suppressed [[Buddhism]] completely, while [[Buddhists]] in the south were brutally persecuted by the Catholic regime of Ngo Dinh Diem. Today, the whole country is communist and [[Buddhism]] continues to suffer under numerous restrictions. Many [[Vietnamese]] refugees have managed to continue their [[religious]] life in [[America]], [[Australia]] and [[Europe]]. |
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Revision as of 19:17, 12 September 2013
Vietnam is a country in Southeast Asia flanked by the South China Sea on the east and Laos and Cambodia on the west. Buddhism was brought to this region in about the 5th century mainly by Indian merchants and monks on their way to China. In later centuries, Chinese influence became dominant in Vietnam and the country adopted Chinese forms of Buddhism. After the 1870’s when the French conquered the country, Buddhism was persecuted because it was associated with Vietnamese identity. After the Second World War the communists in North Vietnam suppressed Buddhism completely, while Buddhists in the south were brutally persecuted by the Catholic regime of Ngo Dinh Diem. Today, the whole country is communist and Buddhism continues to suffer under numerous restrictions. Many Vietnamese refugees have managed to continue their religious life in America, Australia and Europe.
Buddhism and Zen in Vietnam, Thich Thien-An, 1975
