ADDRESS TERMS IN BUDDHIST COMMUNICATION

Abstract

Buddhist culture is part of the Vietnamese culture. The characteristics of Buddhist culture is clearly demonstrated through addressing forms in communication. This paper presents an investigation into Buddhist address forms in the following respects: among Buddhist monks; among Buddhist monks, Buddhists and people whose religion are not Buddhist; between Buddhists. Address terms in Buddhist communication have created the multi-color garden of Vietnamese address terms, vocabularies and culture. Research into address forms in the Buddhist community is to gain insight into the jargons of Buddhist culture in particular and Vietnamese culture in general.