WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -The followers of Confucianism are almost all in China, although it has also spread regionally to Vietnam, Korea, and Japan. On many surveys, Confucianism is lumped into a broader category called ‘Chinese Folk Religions.

Detailed explanation-2: -Vietnamese philosophy includes both traditional Confucian philosophy, Vietnamese local religious traditions, and later philosophy introducing French, Marxist, Catholic and other influences.

Detailed explanation-3: -Confucianism is the way of life propagated by Confucius in the 6th–5th century BCE and followed by the Chinese people for more than two millennia. It remains the social code of the Chinese and continues to influence other countries, particularly Korea, Japan, and Vietnam.

Detailed explanation-4: -According to Nguyen (1998), Confucianism was introduced to Vietnam during the Chinese domination from 111 B.C. until A.D. 938 due to a policy of assimilation, which successfully transformed the Viet society from a matriarchal system into a patriarchal one.