THE INTRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF BUDDHISM IN SOUTHERN VIETNAM IN THE SEVENTEENTH AND EIGHTEENTH CENTURY: VIEWED FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF CULTURAL EXPOSURE

Abstract

The socio-economic development and good policy on Buddhism of the Nguyen Lords in Southern Vietnam created favorable conditions for the introduction and development of Buddhism in the seventeenth and eighteenth century. Also, the cultural exposure of the Vietnamese and Chinese resident communities contributed significantly to creating distinct features of Buddhism in Southern Vietnam.