Project

Syncretic Religion and Philosophy in 18th Century Vietnam: The Three Teachings (san jiao) in Le Quy Don’s Philosophy

Code
01D09822
Duration
01 January 2023 → 31 December 2026
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Humanities and the arts
    • History of ideas
    • Philosophy of religion
    • Philosophy not elsewhere classified
    • Comparative study of religion
    • Comparative study of regions
Keywords
religious syncretism religious indigenization Vietnamese philosophy and religion Chinese philosophy and religion Far East Language and text analysis 18th Century ?? Three teachings Vietnamese Buddhism Vietnamese Confucianism Vietnamese Taoism Philosophy Area studies Religion
 
Project description

This research solves knowledge gaps concerning Vietnamese religion and philosophy in the 18th century (“zoomed-out”) by analyzing the inclusion of the Chinese Three Teachings (i.e., Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism) in Le Quy Don’s philosophy (“zoomed-in”). Le’s views on the Three Teachings are used to elucidate the unique syncretic nature of Vietnamese religion and philosophy during this era.