Cao Đài Holy See

E216871

Caodaism holy site religious complex religious headquarters

The Cao Đài Holy See is the central religious complex and administrative headquarters of Caodaism, known for its distinctive syncretic architecture and role as the spiritual heart of the faith in Tây Ninh, Vietnam.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Cao Dai Holy See	2
Cao Đài Holy See canonical	2
Caodai religious hierarchy	1
Tây Ninh Caodai branch	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1938739 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Cao Đài Holy See
Context triple: [Caodaism, hasMainTemple, Cao Đài Holy See]

A. Caodaism
Caodaism is a syncretic Vietnamese religion founded in the 1920s that blends elements of Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Christianity, and local spiritual traditions under a monotheistic framework.
B. Diocese of Taiwan
The Diocese of Taiwan is a jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church that oversees Anglican congregations and ministries across Taiwan.
C. Konkokyo
Konkokyo is a Japanese new religious movement rooted in Shinto traditions that emphasizes faith in a benevolent deity, ethical living, and mutual help in everyday life.
D. Personal Prelature of Ayaviri
The Personal Prelature of Ayaviri is a territorial ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Peru, serving a specific local community under the pastoral care of a prelate.
E. Iglesia ni Cristo
Iglesia ni Cristo is an independent Christian church that originated in the Philippines, known for its centralized leadership, strict discipline, and distinctive doctrines and worship practices.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Cao Đài Holy See
Target entity description: The Cao Đài Holy See is the central religious complex and administrative headquarters of Caodaism, known for its distinctive syncretic architecture and role as the spiritual heart of the faith in Tây Ninh, Vietnam.

A. Caodaism
Caodaism is a syncretic Vietnamese religion founded in the 1920s that blends elements of Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Christianity, and local spiritual traditions under a monotheistic framework.
B. Diocese of Taiwan
The Diocese of Taiwan is a jurisdiction of the Episcopal Church that oversees Anglican congregations and ministries across Taiwan.
C. Konkokyo
Konkokyo is a Japanese new religious movement rooted in Shinto traditions that emphasizes faith in a benevolent deity, ethical living, and mutual help in everyday life.
D. Personal Prelature of Ayaviri
The Personal Prelature of Ayaviri is a territorial ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Peru, serving a specific local community under the pastoral care of a prelate.
E. Iglesia ni Cristo
Iglesia ni Cristo is an independent Christian church that originated in the Philippines, known for its centralized leadership, strict discipline, and distinctive doctrines and worship practices.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Caodaism holy site ⓘ religious complex ⓘ religious headquarters ⓘ
affiliation	Caodaism ⓘ surface form: Cao Đài
architecturalStyle	Asian eclectic architecture ⓘ Vietnamese religious architecture ⓘ syncretic architecture ⓘ
ceremoniesHeld	daily rituals ⓘ major Cao Đài festivals ⓘ
country	Viet Nam ⓘ surface form: Vietnam
features	brightly colored façade ⓘ divine eye symbol ⓘ dragon-adorned columns ⓘ long central nave ⓘ twin bell towers ⓘ
foundedBy	Cao Đài leaders ⓘ
function	seat of Cao Đài hierarchy ⓘ
governedBy	Cao Đài clergy ⓘ
hasPart	Cao Đài temple ⓘ surface form: Cao Đài Great Temple administrative buildings ⓘ ceremonial square ⓘ gardens ⓘ main temple ⓘ prayer halls ⓘ residential quarters for clergy ⓘ
heritageStatus	notable religious landmark in Vietnam ⓘ
languageUsed	Vietnamese ⓘ
locatedIn	Tây Ninh City ⓘ Tây Ninh Province ⓘ
near	Cambodian border ⓘ
openTo	tourists ⓘ visitors ⓘ
pilgrimageSiteFor	Cao Đài followers ⓘ
region	southern Vietnam ⓘ surface form: Southern Vietnam
religion	Caodaism ⓘ
religiousTradition	syncretic religion ⓘ
role	administrative headquarters of Caodaism ⓘ central religious complex of Caodaism ⓘ spiritual center of Caodaism ⓘ
significance	holiest site of Caodaism ⓘ symbolic center of the Cao Đài faith ⓘ
usedFor	administration of Caodaism ⓘ pilgrimage ⓘ religious ceremonies ⓘ religious education ⓘ worship ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Caodaism → hasMainTemple → Cao Đài Holy See ⓘ

Caodaism → religiousCenter → Cao Đài Holy See ⓘ

Tây Ninh Province → contains → Cao Đài Holy See ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cao Dai Holy See

Giáo Tông → appointedBy → Cao Đài Holy See ⓘ

this entity surface form: Caodai religious hierarchy

Giáo Tông → titleUsedIn → Cao Đài Holy See ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tây Ninh Caodai branch

Divine Eye → associatedWith → Cao Đài Holy See ⓘ