Hoa Hao Buddhism

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Hoa Hao Buddhism is a 20th-century Vietnamese Buddhist reform movement known for its emphasis on simplicity, lay practice, and social engagement, with a significant following among Vietnamese communities, including in the United States.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Hoa Hao Buddhism canonical 6
Hòa Hảo Buddhism 5
Đạo Hòa Hảo 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist movement ⓘ
Vietnamese religion ⓘ
new religious movement ⓘ
coreTeaching ethical living ⓘ
gratitude to humanity ⓘ
gratitude to nation ⓘ
gratitude to parents ⓘ
gratitude to the Three Jewels ⓘ
lay-centered practice ⓘ
simplicity in religious practice ⓘ
social engagement ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Vietnam ⓘ
linked to: Viet Nam
derivesFrom Mahayana Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Mahayana

Theravada Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Theravada
discourages elaborate rituals ⓘ
image worship ⓘ
large temples ⓘ
emphasizes home-based worship ⓘ
moral self-cultivation ⓘ
recitation of Buddha’s name ⓘ
estimatedNumberOfAdherents millions ⓘ
foundedBy Huynh Phu So ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Hòa Hảo ⓘ
Hòa Hảo Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Hoa Hao Buddhism

Đạo Hòa Hảo ⓘ
linked to: Hoa Hao Buddhism
hasCommunityIn Australia ⓘ
Cambodia ⓘ
France ⓘ
United States ⓘ
Vietnam ⓘ
linked to: Viet Nam
hasSacredText Sấm Giảng (Prophetic Verses) ⓘ
writings of Huynh Phu So ⓘ
headquartersLocation An Giang Province ⓘ
linked to: An Giang

Cho Moi District ⓘ
Phu My Commune ⓘ
inception 1939 ⓘ
influencedBy Pure Land Buddhism ⓘ
mainDeity Amitabha Buddha ⓘ
linked to: Amitābha Buddha
notablePractice communal charity work ⓘ
simple altars at home ⓘ
vegetarianism on certain days ⓘ
persecutedDuring First Indochina War ⓘ
Vietnam War ⓘ
politicalRole significant role in southern Vietnamese politics in the mid-20th century ⓘ
primaryFollowerEthnicity ethnic Vietnamese ⓘ
recognizedAs one of the major indigenous religions of southern Vietnam ⓘ
region Mekong Delta ⓘ
regulatedBy Vietnamese government ⓘ
religiousTradition Buddhism ⓘ
veneratedFigure Huynh Phu So ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vietnamese Americans → religion → Hoa Hao Buddhism ⓘ
Southwestern Vietnam → religion → Hoa Hao Buddhism ⓘ
Huỳnh Phú Sổ → religion → Hòa Hảo Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Hoa Hao Buddhism
Huỳnh Phú Sổ → founderOf → Hòa Hảo Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Hoa Hao Buddhism
Huỳnh Phú Sổ → movement → Hòa Hảo Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Hoa Hao Buddhism
Huỳnh Phú Sổ → hasFollowerGroup → Hòa Hảo Buddhists ⓘ
linked to: Hoa Hao Buddhism
Phú Tân District → religion → Hòa Hảo Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Hoa Hao Buddhism
Long Xuyen → religionPresence → Hoa Hao Buddhism ⓘ
Southern Vietnam → hasReligion → Hoa Hao Buddhism ⓘ
subject linked to: southern Vietnam
Hoa Hao → alternativeName → Hoa Hao Buddhism ⓘ
Hoa Hao → alternativeName → Đạo Hòa Hảo ⓘ
linked to: Hoa Hao Buddhism
Vietnamese Canadians → religion → Hoa Hao Buddhism ⓘ
Hoa Hao Buddhism → hasAlternativeName → Hòa Hảo Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Hoa Hao Buddhism
Hoa Hao Buddhism → hasAlternativeName → Đạo Hòa Hảo ⓘ
linked to: Hoa Hao Buddhism