CHANGES IN RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES OF SOUTHERN KHMER THERAVADA BUDDHISTS IN SOC TRANG PROVINCE, VIET NAM, FROM 1986 TO 2015

Abstract

The study aims to identify the changes in religious activities of Southern Khmer Theravada Buddhists in Soc Trang Province in the period of 1986 to 2015. The methods of interview and questionnaire were used to collect
primary data in the study. Research results found that there are many changes in the religious activities of Southern Khmer Theravada Buddhists in Soc Trang Province from 1986 to 2015. Occu pational structure, age group, number of monks, dignitaries, activities of monks are the changes identified from the findings. These changes reflect the change in the concept of Southern Khmer Theravada Buddhists, the change in socioeconomic conditions in Soc Trang Province in the period of 1986 to 2015.