Theravada in Vietnam

[pilgrim]

A thesis wriiten on the Introduction and rise of Theravada in vietnam ( pdf file)
http://www.mcu.ac.th/userfiles/file/lib ... is/818.pdf

[Bankei]

Thanks. Looks interesting.

[auvoantic]

i'm a vietnamese, i live in hanoi
in hanoi, it seems like there are are 2 main theravada groups
they participated in the same places but thay have sub groups or somethings
1 the people practice under vien minh bikhhu

http://www.trungtamhotong.org/

2 the people who go to burma
some follow u tejaniya
few goenka

there are no theravada monks in hanoi

[Sarva]

Welcome Auvoantic
Would you recommend people living in non-buddhist countries that they visit Vietnam to help better understand Buddhist traditions?

Metta

[pilgrim]

Here's a list of Theravada temples in vietnam.
http://www.budsas.org/uni/u-gioithieu-p ... u-13vn.htm

HCM means Ho Chi Minh City or Saigon
"Chua" means Monastery; "Nguyen Thuy" means Theravada.

[minh-khong]

Theravada exists in South VN from monks going to Thailand and Shrilanka. Most of VN is Mahayana from under the influence of China.
You can see this documentary clip - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjvGopI52_M

MK