The Unified Buddhist Sangha of Vietnam[a] was founded in 1964 as a Buddhist organization in Vietnam. It was banned by the government of Vietnam in 1981. It continues to operate in exile outside Vietnam.[1]
History
editThe Unified Buddhist Sangha of Vietnam was founded in 1964 to unify 11 of the 14 different sects of Vietnamese Buddhism which were present in South Vietnam at the time. The unification also came in response to the Diệm government's increasing hostility against Buddhists during the Vietnam War.[2]
The UBSV's patriarchs Thích Huyền Quang, and Thích Quảng Độ were under house arrest due to their opposition to strict government control of religion, which was established after the communists won the war in 1975.[3]
In 1981, six years after the communist victory, the new government consolidated all Buddhist organizations under the umbrella group Buddhist Sangha of Vietnam and placed it under government control. The Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam and all other non-sanctioned organizations were banned within Vietnam. The UBSV continues to operate in exile outside Vietnam.[4]
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Giáo hội Phật giáo Việt Nam Thống nhất
References
edit- ^ "Vietnam officials monitor funeral for head of banned Buddhist church". Radio Free Asia. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ Abuza, Zachary (2001). Renovating Politics in Contemporary Vietnam. Lynne Rienner Publishers. pp. 191–. ISBN 978-1-55587-961-7.
- ^ Johnson, Kay (March 2, 2007 ). The Fighting Monks of Vietnam, Time Magazine
- ^ "Vietnam officials monitor funeral for head of banned Buddhist church". Radio Free Asia. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
Bibliography
edit- Queen, Christopher S.; King, Sallie B. (1996). Thich Nhat Hanh and the Unified Church of Vietnam. In: Engaged Buddhism: Buddhist Liberation Movements in Asia. SUNY Press. pp. 321–. ISBN 978-0-7914-2844-3.
External links
edit- The Suppression of the Unified Buddhist Church, Human Rights Watch 1995
- Phật Tử Việt Nam
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