Introduction of English into Buddhist Schools of Vietnam: Problems and Its Solutions

Buddhism is very popular in Vietnam, a South-East Asian country. From the past to modern age, Vietnamese Buddhism has developed considerably in various aspects including organization, education, and social welfare and so on. In this paper, I try to examine problems of introduction of English into Buddhist schools of Vietnam and give a suggested solution to that issue. I shall cover briefly the formation and development of Buddhism in Vietnam and then find out the causes and reasons why there are lots of difficulties for introducing English as the main language in Buddhist schools of Vietnam. As a result, various possible solutions to this problem will be given for development of English into Buddhist schools. Many opportunities and benefits of this process shall be analyzed for development of Vietnamese Buddhist education in globalization age