Confucianism and Vietnam

Confucianism and Confucianism in Vietnam are based on five virtues: honesty, kindness, filial piety, wisdom, etiquette. Sincerity is the first of five virtues, which means being honest and must be open in speech and action. Confuci said that sincere people, according to all the rules, whether in the mind or the appearance. Kindness, the second virtue means to help others when needed. This also means that people should be concerned about the happiness of others.

Confucianism was brought to Vietnam as early as the first century of Chinese rule. Thanks to the support of the monarchy, Confucianism philosophy has been promoted and endorsed by the Vietnamese government. When Vietnamese refugees first came to the United States in 1975, they brought the first Vietnamese Buddhist community. By 1995 there were 160 Buddhist temples and centers in North America. In the past, complex relativeship was hidden by Confucianism and eroded by urbanization, but it did not disappear. As the population growth rate declines and the median age rises (from 18.7 to 21.8 years between 1960 and 1980), the age structure of the population is similar to the typical cylindrical pattern of developed countries, not the pyramids It was. Patterns found in most areas of Third World

The religion in Vietnam is closely related to the history of Vietnam, but the most important is Vietnamese culture. The earliest religions established in Vietnam were Mahayana Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism (called "religious beliefs" or "t gi"). These religions have coexisted in the country for centuries and are consistent with Vietnamese ancestral worship traditions. This special combination explains why the Vietnamese people are hard to say exactly the religion they belong to. They visit religious temples many times a year, but they usually classify themselves as non-religious believers.

Three traditional religions are Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism. Buddhism was brought from China to Vietnam in the second century of the year and has the most fans. Approximately 32 million Vietnamese protect Buddhism, mostly Mahayana Buddhists (see Buddhism). Both Mahayana Buddhism and Hinaana Buddhism are practiced. Most Hinaiana Buddhists in Vietnam are Khmer · Chrome. The population is about 900,000 people and lives in southern and southwestern Vietnam. This group provided interpreters and personnel to the Vietnamese army in Cambodia. Confucianism is a means to form a social model. Rules of social interaction, ancestral worship and male dominant family composition are by-products of religion. Roman Catholicism was introduced in Vietnam in the 16th century, especially under French rule. Today there are about 2 million religious believers.