Temple
Cao Daism is the third largest relgion in Veitnam with 6 million members. ‘Cao’ means high and ‘Dai’ place and Caodai refers to the place of god. Cao Daism was founded in Vietnam in around 1919 by a man named Ngo Minh Chieu who recived revelations from Cao Dai (ie God) about a new ideal religion which combines aspects of Buddhism, Confucianism, Taois, Christianity, Islam and Vietnamese spiritualism. Important Cao Dai figures include Buddah, Mohammed, Confucious, Jesus and Moses whilst the spirits of Joan of Arc, William Shakespere and Victor Hugo, Louis Pasteur and Lenin have all become important parts of the Cao Dai belief system. The temple reflects architural styles from across the world relgions and a few more they made up.
The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more 
