Vietnamese Buddhist Educational Institutions - EARLIEST known to the present and how they evolved

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Vietnamese Buddhist Educational Institutions

INTRODUCTION

The Vietnamese Buddhist leaders have always been aware of the educational needs of the Buddhist society . When in 1975 Vietnam gained independence , it already had a higher education institution which was famous all over the world . The Van Hanh University had close academic interactions with universities all over the world . Later in 1980 another two higher education institutions were formed . These institutions gave BA level education to monks and

nuns . After sometime these institutions were turned into universities , keeping in mind the needs and requirements of the modern day education . Now these institutions which are present in Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City provide education not only of the undergraduate level but also post graduate level . This has been a break through for Buddhist students as now they can apply to foreign universities for a PhD . Later in the Hue City , one more University was built

Today there are certain Buddhist colleges who are confined to just giving Buddhist education at BA level . Many of these students have been sent out to study further . These students after getting their degrees come back to Vietnam and teach in various Buddhist colleges and universities . These students prove to be a great help to the Buddhist students , as they have certainly increased the level of education in Vietnam

BACKGROUND OF BUDDHIST EDUCATION

Vietnam enjoys quite a favorable geographical position in Asia . It has Cambodia and Laos to the west , whereas , Pacific Ocean , Gulf of Thailand and Burma are in the east . The is about 2 ,500 kilometers . Vietnam was considered as the middle part between China and India . In those days when merchants used to travel long distances in to trade , Vietnam 's central region known as Luy-Lau was considered to be resting place . This helped the Buddhists monks and nuns to preach their religion . Hence , this central position of Vietnam has allowed Vietnam to expand in terms of Buddhist studies . And as it was near and was constant rest place for Chinese traders , the culture of Vietnam is very much influenced from the Chinese culture Moreover , it was also occupied by the Chinese during 111 BCE and 939 CE .The first Buddhist came in North Vietnam . Giao Chi was the central place in North Vietnam , where most of the Buddhist came . Buddhist are basically very religious , hence they tend to preach their religion as a natural tendency . Hence , when Buddhist entered North Vietnam they started to preach their religion . Giao-Chi was the central resting place for traders hence Buddhist had a lot of opportunities of talking to large audiences . These Indian and Chinese traders were constantly lectured and taught by the Buddhist leaders , whose main mission was to teach the mankind the right education and give them the right knowledge .Buddhist had a lot of influence on these people , and if not all of them accepted Buddhism , most of...