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Another un-recognized Buddhist organization is the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam which has existed in the former South Vietnam during Vietnam War. [67] However many of its followers have joined the newly established Buddhist Sangha of Vietnam, [67] some followers resent the socialist government and oppose the new sangha. [68]
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There is disagreement on when exactly Buddhism arrived in Vietnam. Buddhism may have arrived as early as the 3rd or 2nd century BCE via India, or alternatively during the 1st or 2nd century from China. [127] Whatever the case, Mahayana Buddhism had been established by the second century CE in Vietnam.
Thông Biện (通辯) born Trí Không (d.1134) was a Vietnamese Buddhist historian and Thiền master whose recorded statements are the earliest written source for the history of Buddhism in Vietnam. [1] [2] He was a student of Viên Chiếu (圓照). [3] He is mentioned in the Lives of Eminent Thiền Monks (禪苑集英, 1337):
There is a great deal of Buddhist symbolism at the Trấn Quốc Temple as well. The eight-spoked wheel is the symbol of Buddhism because it represents the Noble Eight-fold Path. At the Trấn Quốc Pagoda, there are many lotus flower statues. These symbolize purity of the mind, body and speech.
Bái Đính Temple in Ninh Bình Province – the second largest complex of Buddhist temples in Vietnam Dâu Temple in Bắc Ninh Province is the oldest Buddhist temple in Vietnam A Tam quan in Hương Temple Giác Lâm Temple - An ancient temple in Ho Chi Minh city A Tam quan of Hội An Temple, Bình Dương
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While some other surveys reported 45–50 millions Buddhist living in Vietnam, the government statistics counts for 6.8 millions. [17] It is the Buddhist Sangha of Vietnam, however, does not reports official statistics on its adherents. The great gaps in statistics on the number of Buddhist adherents is due to disagreement on the very criteria ...