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Vietnamese Religion

Almost all Vietnamese people today categorize on their own as non-religious, even though they go to religious temples many times each and every year. Their daily behaviors and perceptions are influenced from the synthesis of concepts which may be followed from numerous religions, specially Confucianism, Mahayana Buddhism and Taoism.

Shamanism in Vietnam

The Shaman A shaman is an intermediary between humankind and the spirit world, occupying a role similar to that of a priest: a religious specialist, possessing the ability to communicate with spirits, to appeal to them to dispel evil, to explain turns of fate, and to transmit the instructions of spirits. He or she usually has healing and magical powers, …

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Confucianism in Vietnam

Confucianism in Vietnam

Confucianism’s originator, K’ung Fu Tzu (Latinised to Confucius), was an official in the Chinese court. During his lifetime (around 500 BC), China had broken into rival states fighting for supremacy.

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Christianity in Vietnam

Christianity in Vietnam

Christianity was introduced to Vietnam in the 16th century by missionaries from Europe’s main Catholic evangelist countries, France, Spain and Portugal

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Buddhism in Vietnam

Buddhism in Vietnam

Historically, most Vietnamese have identified themselves with Buddhism, which originated in what is now southern Nepal around 530 B.C. as an offshoot of Hinduism.

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