Cultural Heritage and Contemporary Change
Series IIID, South East Asia, Volume 5
General Editor
George F. McLean
The History of Buddhism in Vietnam
Chief editor:
Nguyen Tai Thu
Assistant editor:
Hoang Thi Tho
Authors:
Dinh Minh Chi
Ly Kim Hoa
Ha Thuc Minh
Ha Van Tan
Nguyen Tai Thu
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Part One. Buddhism’s Entry into Vietnam and Its Practice under Chinese Control (from 1
st to 10th Century A.D.)Chapter I. The Introduction of Buddhism into Vietnam: Dates and Routes of Introduction
Chapter II. Ancient Luy Lau during Chinese Control of Vietnam, in the Early Centuries A.D
Chapter III. The First Buddhist Missionaries in Vietnam
Chapter IV. Vietnamese Buddhism from Mid-3
rd Century to the 5th CenturyChapter V. The First Ch’an Sect in Vietnam: Founded by Vinitaruci and Phap Hien
Chapter VI. The Second Ch’an Sect in Vietnam: Wu Yan Tong, Cam Thanh, and Thien Hoi
Part Two. Buddhism from the Ngo to the Tran Dynasties (10
th-14th Century A.D.)Chapter VII. Buddhism under the Ngo, Dinh and Early Le Dynasties
Chapter VIII. Buddhism under the Ly Dynasty
Chapter IX. Buddhism under the Tran Dynasty
Part Three. Buddhism from the Later Le to Tay Son Dynasties (from 15
th to 18th Century)Chapter X. Buddhism in Prosperity and Peace: the Le Dynasty (15
th century)Chapter XI. Buddhism in the Period of the Country’s Partition by Different Feudal Groups (16
th –18th century)Chapter XII. Buddhism in the Stirring Period of Peasant Insurrections (in the latter half of the 18
th century)Part Four: Buddhism under the Nguyen Dynasty (19
th Century)Chapter XIII. Buddhism in the Period of Dominant Confucianism under the Nguyen Dynasty
Chapter XIV. Buddhism Characterized by Great Poets under the Nguyen Dynasty
Chapter XV. Typical Bonzes under the Nguyen Dynasty
Part Five: Buddhism during French Colonial Times (Second Half of 19
th through First Half of 20th Century)Chapter XVI. Buddhism’s Tendency towards World Acceptance
Chapter XVII. The Development of the Buddhist Movement in the Early Decades of the 20
th Century