Caodaism

E41503

new religious movement religion syncretic religion

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.

Aliases (2)

Cao Đài ×2
Caodaists ×1

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	new religious movement → religion → syncretic religion →
continentOfOrigin	Asia →
coreBelief	karma → monotheism → reincarnation → spiritism → universalism →
countryOfOrigin	Vietnam →
ethicalFocus	compassion → justice → universal harmony →
founder	Lê Văn Trung → Ngô Văn Chiêu → Phạm Công Tắc →
foundingPeriod	1920s →
geographicDistribution	Australia → Cambodia → France → United States → Vietnam →
hasClergy	bishops → cardinals → pope → priests →
hasConcept	Three Great Teachings → Three Periods of Revelation → unity of religions →
hasDeity	Cao Đài → Supreme Being →
hasLeadershipTitle	Giáo Tông →
hasMainTemple	Cao Đài Holy See →
hasOrganizationalStructure	hierarchical →
hasPlaceOfWorship	Cao Đài temple → Holy See →
hasSacredText	Pháp Chánh Truyền → Thánh Ngôn Hiệp Tuyển →
headquartersLocation	Tây Ninh →
inception	1926 →
influencedBy	Buddhism → Christianity → Confucianism → Taoism → Vietnamese folk religion → spiritism →
placeOfOrigin	Tây Ninh Province →
recognizesFigure	Buddha → Confucius → Guanyin → Jesus Christ → Joan of Arc → Laozi → Sun Yat-sen → Victor Hugo →
religiousCenter	Cao Đài Holy See →
symbol	Divine Eye →
usesLanguage	Vietnamese →
usesScript	Latin-based Vietnamese alphabet →
worshipPractice	chanting → ritual prayer → vegetarian offerings →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Kinh → Republic of Vietnam ("Cao Đài") →	religion
Caodaism ("Cao Đài") →	hasDeity
Châu Đốc ("Caodaists") →	hasReligiousCommunity
Saigon →	majorReligion