Tayninh (English spelling)

It is the capital of Tay Ninh Province (population 965,000 in 1999) in southern Vietnam. It is located 90 km northwest of Ho Chi Minh City, on the left bank of the Vam Co Dong River. It has a population of 32,881 (1989). National Route 22 passes through the city. It is the headquarters of the Cao Dai sect, a new religion founded in 1920, and has a magnificent building with the "eye" as its sacred object. There is also a Brahman temple on the top of nearby Nui Baden Mountain. There are many rubber plantations in the surrounding area. Due to its proximity to Cambodia, it became a base for anti-Buddhist movements from the late 19th century onwards, and was also a stronghold of the National Liberation Front during the Vietnam War.

[Kikuchi Kazumasa]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

ベトナム南部、タイニン省（人口96万5000。1999）の省都。ホー・チ・ミン市の北西90キロメートル、バム・コ・ドン川左岸に位置する。人口3万2881（1989）。国道22号線が通じる。1920年に誕生した新興宗教カオダイ教の本拠地で、「眼(め)」を御神体とした壮麗な建物がある。また近くのヌイバーデン山の頂上にバラモン教の寺がある。周辺はゴム園が多い。カンボジアに近いため19世紀後半以後反仏運動の拠点となり、またベトナム戦争中も解放戦線の力の強い地域であった。

［菊池一雅］

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