Buddhist-Catholic relations in Ho Chi Minh City
Relations between Buddhism and Catholicism began to take place in Vietnam in the sixteenth century and in Ho Chi Minh City in the seventeenth century. There have been conversions of Buddhists to Catholicism and a very few reconversions of Catholics to Buddhism. Dialogue and tension/conflict between...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
[2017]
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International journal of Dharma Studies
Year: 2017, Volume: 5 |
| Further subjects: | B
Vietnam
B Buddhism B Buddhist-Catholic relations B Conversion B Ho Chi Minh City |
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| Summary: | Relations between Buddhism and Catholicism began to take place in Vietnam in the sixteenth century and in Ho Chi Minh City in the seventeenth century. There have been conversions of Buddhists to Catholicism and a very few reconversions of Catholics to Buddhism. Dialogue and tension/conflict between Buddhists and Catholics have been also sometimes found. The article first examines some types of conversion and relations between Buddhists and Catholics in a number of countries. It then explores relations between the two religions in Vietnam. Finally, the article surveys how Buddhist-Catholic relations have been in Ho Chi Minh City. It focuses on cooperation, and conversion and its causes between Buddhists and Catholics. |
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| ISSN: | 2196-8802 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: International journal of Dharma Studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1186/s40613-017-0060-1 |