Vietnamese Buddhism: 1 definition
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Vietnamese Buddhism means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: WikiPedia: BuddhismBuddhism came to Vietnam in the first century CE. By the end of the second century, Vietnam developed a major Buddhist centre in the region, commonly known as the Luy Lau centre, now in the Bac Ninh province, north of the present day Hanoi city. Luy Lau was the capital of Giao Chi, (the former name of Vietnam), and was a popular place visited by many Indian Buddhist missionary monks on their way to China, who were following the sea route from the Indian sub continent used by Indian traders. A number of Mahayana sutras and the Agamas were translated into Chinese script at that centre, including the Sutra of Forty Two Chapters and the Anapanasati.
In the next 18 centuries, due to geographical proximity with China, along with being annexed twice by the Chinese, the two countries shared many common features of cultural, philosophical and religious heritage. Vietnamese Buddhism has been greatly influenced by the development of Mahayana Buddhism in China, with the dominant traditions of Chan/Zen, Pure Land, Tantra. Theravada Buddhism came to Vietnam through contact with the Khmer Empire.
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Vietnamese Buddhist Art (by Nguyen Ngoc Vinh)
2a. The Spread of Buddhism < [Chapter 1 - The evolution of Buddhist Art in South Vietnam and South East Asia]