Maitreya - God of Wealth: A Case study of Cultural Change in Vietnam

Abstract

Religious change from text to social fact in contemporary Vietnamese society is a process of multi-cultural composition that extends from India via Central Asia, China, japan, and Korea to Vietnam. Thus, to describe this Symbol/phenomenon, it must be detached from each cultural class inside the Symbol/phenomenon. Long-term research is required to understand this phenomenon more profoundly, and the results require a monographic treatment.