dynasty Đại Việt. Princes and royals were raised in Buddhist monasteries and monkhood. A Buddhist Arhat Assembly was instituted to legislate monastic and temple affairs generated relatively tolerant laws. Vietnamese Buddhism declined in the 15th century due to the Ming Chinese Neo-Confucianism anti-Buddhist agenda and later Le monarchs downplaying of Buddhism, but was revived in the 16th–18th century when the royal family's efforts to restore Buddhism's role in society, which resulted in today Vietnam's majority Buddhist country. In the south, thanked the effort of Chinese monk Shilian Dashan in 1694–1695, the whole Nguyễn family converted themselves from secularism to Buddhism. The Nguyễn also incorporated local Cham deities into Southern Vietnamese Buddhism. The Đình–village temples–persisted from the 15th century are the centre of village administration and prohibited Buddhist-based cults and local deities. Maps Timeline (dynasties) Started in 968 and ended in 1804. Notes See also Champa List of monarchs of Việt Nam References Citations Sources Further reading Wade, Geoff. tr. (2005). Southeast Asia in the Ming Shi-lu: an open access resource. Singapore: Asia Research Institute and the Singapore E-Press, National University of Singapore. (Rome, 1650) (Lyon, 1652) (Lyon, 1651), translated by Henri Albi (Paris, 1653), translated into English as Rhodes of Viet Nam: The Travels and Missions of Father Alexandre de Rhodes in China and Other Kingdoms of the Orient (1666) (The Glorious Death of Andrew, Catechist) (pub. 1653) Royal Geographical Society, The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society: Volume 7 (1837) External links 968 establishments 10th-century establishments in Asia 1054 establishments in Asia 11th-century establishments in Vietnam 1400 disestablishments in Asia 15th-century disestablishments in Vietnam 1428 establishments in Asia 15th-century establishments in Vietnam 1802 disestablishments in Vietnam History of Vietnam Former countries in Vietnamese history Former countries in Southeast Asia