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Quick Overview of CaoDai The Purpose of CaoDai is to solve the conflict of humanity due to religion differences thus creating peace on earth and to lead man to self realization, or unification with the Supreme Being. The founder of CaoDai is the Supreme Being The symbol of CaoDai is the Divine Eye which represents the Supreme Being God. www.expage.com /caodai   (473 words)

Cao Đài Giáo Lý In founding CaoDai, spirit messages were sent to show that all religions are of the same origin, and a philosophy and moral code were developed from unification of the most influential schools of thought at the time in Vietnam: Buddhism, Taoism, Christianity and Confucianism. At this moment, it is expanding its presence in exile, turning the Caodai who were forced to leave their country into the teachers of a new generation of religious leaders and dignitaries of all nationalities.. Caodai is the largest and most successful syncretistic religion to have emerged in the 20th century, and yet it is relatively unknown. thaoha.free.fr /php/print.php?sid=71   (1843 words)

ActUmail® wishes you a wonderful 2001   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) The Caodai believe that their messages were corrupted because of the human frailty of the messengers and their disciples. The Caodai consider vegetarianism to be of service of humanity because it does not involve harming fellow beings during the process of their spiritual evolution. Caodai temples are constructed so that male and female disciples enter on opposite sides; women worship on the left, men on the right. www.actumail.nl /caodai.htm   (755 words)

USC College : News : January 2005 : Caodai Caodai espouses vegetarianism, meditation, gender equality and tolerance of all the world’s religions. And while Caodai wasn’t born in California, like the Vietnamese immigrants who first brought its teachings to the U.S., it is starting to prosper. Despite repression by the Vietnamese socialist government, Caodai is the third largest religion in the country, with an estimated 5 million followers and some 1,300 temples in south Vietnam alone. www.usc.edu /schools/college/news/2005january/caodai   (834 words)

Cao Dai The noble effort of CaoDai is to unite all of humanity through a common vision of the Supreme Being, whatever our minor differences, in order to promote peace and understanding throughout the world. CaoDai does not seek to create a gray world, where all religions are exactly the same, only to create a more tolerant world, where all can see each other as sisters and brothers from a common divine source reaching out to a common divine destiny realizing peace within and without. CaoDai is a universal faith with the principle that all religions have one same divine origin, which is God, or Allah, or the Tao, or the Nothingness, one same ethic based on LOVE and JUSTICE, and are just different manifestations of one same TRUTH. www.caodai.org   (127 words)

CaoDai: Religion of Many Spirits [laze.net] From a moral standpoint, CaoDai "reminds people of their duties towards themselves, their family, their society (a broader family), then toward humanity (the universal family)." From a philosophical point of view, CaoDai renounces wealth and riches as paths to true spiritual fulfillment. From the point of view of worship, CaoDai recommends "the adoration of God, the veneration of Superior Spirits and the worship of ancestors." Spiritually, CaoDai confirms, in harmony with other religions, the existence of soul beyond the physical body as well as reincarnation according to Karmic law (Dao, "Fundamental Principles..."). Though CaoDai is a baby in respect to the religions it encompasses, it is a very organized and planned religion with many other laws, offices, and divisions included. www.laze.net /papers/caodai.php   (3183 words)

CAODAI: A Brief History It was in 1920, six years before the official founding of the CaoDai religion that Cao Dai the Supreme Being revealed to Ngo Van Chieu, the then governor of Phu Quoc, a beautiful island in the gulf of Siam. But in 1975, the influential presence of CaoDai was usurped in Vietnam by a communist-based government and was destroyed in Cambodia by the genocidal Khmer Rouge. At the same time, however, the way was opened for awareness of CaoDai to be spread by the multitude of people escaping Southeast Asia during this tumultuous period. www.thienlybuutoa.org /English/caodaism-01.htm   (894 words)

On the Trail of a New World Religion And while Caodai wasn’t born in California, like the Vietnamese immigrants who first brought its teachings to the United States, it is starting to prosper. Janet Hoskins, professor of anthropology and Southeast Asian scholar in USC College, and her former student Vy-Uyen “Judy” Cao (’04) have studied Caodai, its growth in California and the contrasts in how it’s practiced here and in Vietnam. Many people told them that Caodai had survived a difficult time since the fall of Saigon in 1975, Hoskins said, but that new temples now are being built and the older ones renovated. www.usc.edu /uscnews/stories/10973.html   (885 words)

Religious Movements Homepage: Cao Daism   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) This is similar to that of the Catholic church, which reflects from the forehead, the chest, the left shoulder and then to the right shoulder in respect to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. After this reflection, Caodai followers bow completely to the ground with both hands flat on the ground in front of them, and their fingers together and the right thumb crossing the left thumb. To conduct rituals and ceremonies with spirits, three means of communications are used between the spirits and Caodai followers. religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu /nrms/caodaism.html   (7657 words)

Augusta Georgia: features@ugusta: Caodaism combines many beliefs 9/19/97 Caodai combines beliefs of western and eastern religions. In addition to calling on spirits, Caodai believers practice priestly celibacy, vegetarianism and the worship of ancestors. In early June, Caodai devotees got a big boost when their religion received official sanction from the government, legitimizing its existence in the eyes of the communist leadership. chronicle.augusta.com /stories/092097/fea_hybridrel.html   (438 words)

CaoDai, a way to harmony In order to bring peace on earth, in 1926, via spiritism, the Supreme Being founded a novel faith called CaoDai in Vietnam with the principle that all religions are one, have one same origin, one same principle, and are just different manifestations of one same truth. The philosophy of CaoDai is the oneness between the Supreme Being and universe including humanity and religions. CaoDai does not seek to create a gray world, where all religions are exactly the same, only to create a more tolerant world, where we can all see each other as sisters and brothers from a common divine source and reaching out to a common divine destiny. www.asia-religion.net /TNAC/caodai-01.htm   (3510 words)

Caodai   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) Among the "saints" recognized in the Caodai religion are Sun Yat-sen, Victor Hugo and the Jade Emperor. The all-seeing eye is the symbol of the Caodai religion and the centerpiece on the altar. Above the altar, standing on one another's shoulders, are the four major contributors to Caodai: Buddha, Confucius, Jesus and Lao Tse. www.marymount.k12.ny.us /marynet/studentresources/art/southeastasia/vietnam/html/caodai.html   (173 words)

BLAST @ explode.com : Food for the Soul : The Irreverent Webzine The term "Caodai" means "high tower or palace," and is used to refer to God. Around 1919 he began to receive a series of revelations from Caodai in which the tenets of Caodai doctrine were set forth. Disciples believe that Caodaism avoids the failures of the first two periods because it is based on divine truth as communicated through spirits, which serve as messengers of salvation and instructors of doctrine. www.explode.com /passport/vietnam-photo.shtml   (645 words)

More Religions: Aa variety of religious traditions Caodai is a religion of Vietnam with 76 years of history. Caodai includes Christianity, Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism and Hinduism in it's doctrine. A society formed to welcome the new millennium and to assure the salvation of all souls and enable people to develop a code of morality. www.interfaithcalendar.org /morereligions.htm   (425 words)

Dai Cao Spirituality and Religion Society Religious Movements Homepage: Cao Daism - Complete overview of CaoDai for Sociology 257: New Religious Movements, the Spring 2000 semester class at the University of Virginia. Caodai Mailing List - Maintained by the same folks who brought you caodai.org. The Caodaism - Historical and doctrinal glimpse at Caodai. odp.webwombat.com.au /WW28432.HTM   (219 words)

Caodaism -- ThingsAsian Article The Caodai consider vegetarianism to be of service to humanity as it doesn't involve harming other creatures during the process of their spiritual evolution. Due to proliferation of purported revelations prior to 1927, only official and regulated seances held at the central cathedral in Tay Ninh are considered legitimate. Victor Hugo appeared so frequently to Caodai mediums at the Phnom Penh mission that he was named the posthumous chief spirit of foreign missionary work. www.thingsasian.com /goto_article/article.807.html   (952 words)

Amazon.ca: Cao Dai: Faith of Unity: Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) "CaoDai: Faith of Unity," by Hum Dac Bui with Ngasha Beck, is a nonfiction study of the CaoDai religion, which was founded in Vietnam in the 1920s. It discusses many aspects of the CaoDai faith: founding, ecclesiastic structure, cosmology, meditation practices, its suppression under the French colonial regime, the components of the altar, etc. Particularly interesting is the exploration of CaoDai's relationship to other faith traditions, like Christianity, Taoism, Unitarian Universalism, and more. CaoDai is discussed within the context of a broader interfaith movement. www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0942531116   (515 words)

At the Crossroads for Mission in Vietnam, New World Outlook May-June 2001 - Geographical Mission Study: Vietnam, ... A much more recent development in the religious life of Vietnam is the establishment of the Caodai Church. Caodai began in the early 1920s and grew rapidly through 1941. The name literally means "high tower or palace." Caodai combines the compassion of Buddhism with the ethics of Christianity, the spiritism of Animism and Taoism, and the organizational particularity of Confucianism and the Roman Catholic Church. gbgm-umc.org /nwo/01mj/crossroads.html   (2003 words)

Religious Movements Homepage: Cao Daism   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) This symbol carries the meaning of "The eye is the principle of the heart, from which comes a source of light. This website was also written by a student giving details of Caodaist as Vietnamese citizens and CaoDai's role in the government. Many of the websites that include "caodai" in the URL, contain the most in depth information and links because they were created by Cao Dai Overseas Missionaries. religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu /nrms/caodaism_arch.html   (1002 words)

CaoDai, a way to peace on earth People call for ending of religious conflicts, economic globalization, protection of environment, etc. However, conflicts between religions continue: each religion keeps considering itself as the only and best which could save humanity, and wars in the name of religions continue. Every CaoDaist knows by heart the Holy message of Cao Dai: ""Formerly, people lacked transportation and therefore did not know each other, I then founded at different epochs and in different areas, five branches of the Great Way: Confucianism, Geniism, Christianity, Taoism and Buddhism, each based on the customs of the race. In a spiritual message given in 1926, CaoDai said: "I am the father of love. www.asia-religion.net /Asiatische/caodai_A-way.htm   (1337 words)

Caodai - an amalgam religion   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) After our time spent underground in the Cu Chi Tunnels, we traveled to a place which was even more strange to us -- the Holy See of the Caodai religion. This sign, on display at the main entrance to the temple, discusses the roles of Caodai's three primary saints: Sun Yat-Sen, Victor Hugo, and Nguyen Binh Khiem. As we left the temple, some sort of Caodai parade was passing along the street. www.math.dartmouth.edu /~klyve/travel/vietnam/caodai   (259 words)

Opera Directory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) Caodai Youth Association at Santa Clara County, California. Complete overview of CaoDai for Sociology 257: New Religious Movements, the Spring 2000 semester class at the University of Virginia. Personal home page, about the continuing spiritual journey and the path the author has chosen to find the Truth-Falun Dafa. portal.opera.com /web?cat=28432   (171 words)

More To Learn About CaoDaism Indeed, CaoDai Holy messages from the Supreme Being have stated: "Formerly, people lacked transportation and therefore did not know each other. Every CaoDai temple complex contains her temple, and she is worshipped as our Creatrix. The donning of simple white clothing symbolizes the equality of children in the eyes of a mother (in the West there is no hierarchy of followers), as well as the purity of the esoteric realm we aspire to. www.caodai.org /about.htm   (1576 words)

The Caodai Temple   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) One of the recommendations was the Caodai Temple. We didn't really know what it was but we just heard it was far out, and that was enough for Jenny and I to sign up. The Caodai religion is a combination of three religions: Bhuddism, Hinduism, and Christianity. www.danyolee.com /caodai/caodai.htm   (432 words)

Caodai overseas missionary (http://www.caodai.net) And being aware of the two traditions, the early adepts of Caodai, were able to use these traditions and the special sensitivity they had developed to deliver the message from God that had been for so long waiting to be heard. Under the present Communist regime, there is no official esoteric practice by any Caodai adept, the esoteric way is banned. In Caodai prayer’s book, there are prayers dedicated for that purpose, prayers which assist the spirit to go through each level or stage of Heaven (each stage has a purpose and meaning). www.caodai.net /English/Htm/FAQ.htm   (4898 words)

Caodai Temple & Cuchi Tunnels Tours in Saigon,Vietnam Caodai Temple and Cuchi Tunnels With Sinhbalo Adventures Departing from Saigon, Vietnam The morning excursion to Tay Ninh will take you to the Great CaoDai temple (a mixture of Buddhism, Confucius, Taoism, Hinduism and Christian). We see the noon mass at the temple (~one hour). www.best4hostels.com /caodai_temple_and_cuchi_tunnels_vietnam.htm   (175 words)

Caodai Temple Opening Ceremony - 22/11/2000 - ADJ Caodai Temple Opening Ceremony - 22/11/2000 - ADJ The Holy City of Caodai is in Tay Ninh Province, which is the venue of the Caodaist Holy See. At the centre of this city stands the Great Divine Temple. www.parliament.nsw.gov.au /prod/parlment/hansart.nsf/a60a6a8d2db7ace1ca256e6a0024cf47/ca256d11000bd3aaca2569b30007703c!OpenDocument   (485 words)

References fuer CaoDai-Religion   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) Oliver, Victor, L.: Caodai Spiritism; A Study of Religion in Vietnamese Society, Leiden, E.J.Brill, 1976. Caodai spiritism : a study of religion in Vietnamese society/ pref. Woodside, Alexander Barton: Vietnam and the Chinese Model; A Comparative Study of Nguyen and Ch'ing Civil Government in the First Half of the Nneteenth Century. www.caodaigiaoly.de /referencesfuercaodaireligion.html   (5935 words)

Caodai pictures - stock photos, fine art prints by QTL Caodai pictures - stock photos, fine art prints by QTL Home / Pictures by subjects / Civilization / Religion / Caodai There are 13 pictures of Caodai on this page www.terragalleria.com /pictures-subjects/caodai   (57 words)

Caodai, Zhejiang, China - Location on world map, coordinates and short facts Caodai, Zhejiang, China - Location on world map, coordinates and short facts / Explore / China / Locations / Caodai, Zhejiang Maps and coordinates for Caodai, Zhejiang, China are approximative and not valid for navigation. www.traveljournals.net /explore/china/map/p145824/caodai.html   (69 words)

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