4 basic characteristics of beliefs and religions in Vietnam

With the diversity of beliefs and religions, people often compare Vietnam to the world's religious museum. In terms of culture, the diversity of beliefs and religions has contributed to making Vietnamese culture rich and unique.

Lantern festival to celebrate Amitabha Buddha and pray for world peace and people's happiness at Hoang Phap Pagoda (Hoc Mon District, Ho Chi Minh City). Photo: tinmoi.vn

Although beliefs and religions have different origins and different principles of practice, they do not conflict or sabotage each other to develop their own. On the contrary, in their relationships, they always connect, exchange and learn about each other to convey the quintessence of each belief and religion.

Below are four basic characteristics of beliefs and religions in Vietnam:

One is,Beliefs and religions are harmonized, interwoven and harmonious, without discrimination, disputes and conflicts. Traditional beliefs reflect the rich and diverse spiritual life, tolerance, generosity, kindness of the Vietnamese people and the spirit of national solidarity. These are factors that make it easy for Vietnamese people to get along with many different beliefs and religions.

In many communities, there is a mix of religious and non-religious people. In many places, in the same village or commune, there are groups of followers of one religion living together with groups of followers of another religion or with people who do not follow a religion, and they live in harmony with each other on the basis of village, hamlet, and clan.

Tourists from all over the world make pilgrimages to Dai Tue Pagoda. Photo courtesy

Second,Religions in Vietnam mainly worship God and the spirits are foreigners. Studies on the history of beliefs and religions in Vietnam show that religious ideology originated from the ancient Vietnamese, visually expressed through the images of the Lac bird and the Dragon. The doctrinal systems of endogenous religions (Hoa Hao Buddhism, Cao Dai, Pure Land Buddhist Lay Association of Vietnam,...) are mostly copied or influenced by pre-existing religions.

Third,Each belief and religion has its own distinct cultural features, but all aim for Truth - Goodness - Beauty, influenced by national traditions, contributing to creating beautiful features in the diverse culture, rich in national identity.

In fact, each religion carries within it one or more beliefs; these beliefs have had an interaction with Vietnamese culture. Through hundreds of years of existence and development, foreign religious cultures have gradually been Vietnamized and become a part of Vietnamese culture (although not pure).

Feature 4,In the recent and modern history of the nation, colonial, imperialist, and reactionary forces have always sought ways to exploit beliefs, religions, and issues related to beliefs and religions to invade and occupy our country, or to destabilize political security, order, and social safety, serving their dark intentions.

Priest Dang Huu Nam continuously preaches distorting history and violating the law.

Currently, hostile forces still use and exploit beliefs and religions as weapons to implement the strategy of "peaceful evolution" and sabotage the construction and protection of the socialist Vietnamese Fatherland.

Under the guise of "religious freedom" and "human rights", they distort and falsify the Party and State's policies and guidelines on freedom of belief and religion, plotting to create forces and build a flag in religion in order to overthrow the socialist state in Vietnam./.