What is Religion in Vietnam?
{{bar box |width=250px |barwidth=100px |title=Religions in Vietnam (2022)<ref>https://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/Documents/country-information-report-vietnam.pdf</ref> |titlebar=#ddd |left1=Religion |right1=Percentage |float=right |bars= {{bar percent|Folk religion/Non-religious|Red|46}} {{bar percent|[[Mahayana Buddhism]]|Blue|38}} {{bar percent|[[Roman Catholicism and Protestantism]]|Brown|12}} {{bar percent|Caodaism|Purple|2}} {{bar percent|Haohaoism|Green|2}} {{bar percent|Others|Black|1}} }} [[Image:Buddha statue, Nha Trang.jpg | thumb | 300px | The Great Buddha statue in Nha Trang.]] [[State religion|Officially]], [[Vietnam]] is an [[Atheism|atheist]] [[state]]. Despite this, many of its citizens are religious. The three main [[religion]]s in Vietnam are [[Buddhism]], [[Taoism]], and [[Confucianism]]. Sometimes, they are grouped together as one religion called the three teachings or ''tam giáo''. According to many studies, 38% of Vietnamese people are ''Buddhist''. 12% are [[Christian]]s (mostly [[Roman Catholic]] with 10% and Protestantism with 2%) and 1-2% practice [[indigenous]], [[Animism|animist]] religions including Hinduism. About 1% are not religious but have a strong Buddhist influence in their life. Despite strong links in the older adult population, the younger population of Vietnam is quite different, with low numbers of young people believing religious ideas. The religious ideas that don't fit state thinking aren't emphasized enough. The earliest established religion was Hinduism during the Cham Hindu Kingdom era. Later, Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism spread. Today, these religions are grouped into the same religion known as the ''triple religion'' or Tam Giao, which has many followers. Later religions in Vietnam include Christianity and Islam. New religious movements include Hoa Hao Buddhism and Cao Dai. Hinduism is still practised by a small Cham minority who live mainly in central Vietnam. == Buddhism == Among the religions in Vietnam, Buddhism has the most followers. Accord