Hòa Hảo

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Hòa Hảo is a Vietnamese Buddhist reform movement and religious sect founded in 1939 in the Mekong Delta, known for its emphasis on simplicity, lay practice, and strong political influence in southern Vietnam.

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Label Occurrences
Hòa Hảo canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist reform movement
Vietnamese new religious movement
religious sect
associatedWith agrarian society of the Mekong Delta
peasant communities
classification branch of Vietnamese Buddhism
folk-Buddhist reform movement
contrastsWith urban, monastic-centered Buddhism in Vietnam
coreValue charity
community solidarity
frugality
patriotism
country Viet Nam
surface form: Vietnam
doctrine millenarian expectations
reform of popular Buddhism in southern Vietnam
emphasis lay religious practice
moral reform
personal piety
simplicity in worship
followersEstimate millions of adherents
founder Huỳnh Phú Sổ
foundingDate 1939
historicalEvent post-1975 state control and regulation
rapid expansion in the early 1940s
suppression and co-optation by various regimes
language Vietnamese
mainAreaOfInfluence Mekong Delta rural communities
southern Vietnam
mainlyPracticedBy ethnic Vietnamese
officialNameInVietnamese Hoahaoism
surface form: Phật giáo Hòa Hảo
politicalRole interacted with French colonial authorities
interacted with State of Vietnam and Republic of Vietnam governments
interacted with Viet Minh
maintained armed forces during First Indochina War
significant influence in southern Vietnamese politics
practice ethical living and social responsibility
home-based worship
recitation of simple prayers
veneration of Buddha and ancestors
primaryRitualSpace household altars
recognizedBy Government of Vietnam as a religious organization
region Mekong Delta
rejects elaborate temple rituals
expensive ceremonies
religion Buddhism
religiousCenter An Giang
surface form: An Giang Province

Phú Tân District
religiousTextType poetic teachings
sermons of Huỳnh Phú Sổ

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