buddhism


 * (Same as in Catholicism due to their link caused by Diem's Catholic driven hate of the Buddhists)**

-Long term -Ideological -Political -Religious -Diem took action against Buddhists

In the case of Vietnam, Catholicism came into play with Ngo Dinh Diem. He believed, that like the French, the people of Vietnam should should be Catholic, a religious and ideological idea. This idea was around previous to Diem, thus a long-term cause. Diem practiced Catholicism publicly and violently, causing it to affect him politically. For example, he took multiple actions against Buddhists, including: not allowing them to fly their flags (due to a regulation prohibiting the display of non-government flags, even though Catholic flags were flown directly following this regulation with no punishment), banning their demonstrations, and ordering the arrests of any who engaged in civil disobedience. Diem's refusal to cease this discrimination helped in a movement against his government, and eventually even contributed to his death. This period of time from May 1963 to November 1963 when Diem was assassinated is called the "Buddhist Crisis."