The Strategies of King Nguyen Phuc Chu to Vietnamese Social Development Through The Buddhism Thoughts (1691 – 1725)
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Abstract
In order to establish a powerful government and comfort the people, the Nguyen
dynasty chose Buddhism as the spiritual backbone of Dang Trong society. Under the protection of the Nguyen Lords, Buddhism in Dang Trong gradually flourished, and the
development of Buddhism had a repercussion on the Nguyen dynasty’s rule policies. The
spirit of Buddhism became one of the important prerequisites for the reign of the Nguyen
Kings and successful implementation of the process of expanding and development of
the country. Under the reign of King Nguyen Phuc Chu, Buddhism flourished as a state
religion of the Nguyen dynasty, and he used it's as the standard for social morality, and his
contributions positively to the national development and it helped him make great things
in Vietnamese social history at that time.
So this article showed the context of Vietnamese society in Middle Seventeenth
to Last Eighteenth Century. And finally, the article proceeds the strategies of King Nguyen
Phuc Chu for Vietnamese society’s development through Buddhism thoughts, and his
contributions to the development of Vietnamese Buddhism.
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