Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Kaodaizm" in Turkish language version.
In 1926 the Supreme Being founded Cao Dai in Vietnam to show people that all religions are indeed of one same origin. In 1926, the Supreme Being gave the following message: (1) Nhien Dang Co Phat (Dipankara, an old time Buddha) is Me, (2) Sakya Muni is Me, (3) Thai Thuong Nguon Thi (an old time Immortal) is Me.
Jesus, Jeanne d'Arc and Thomas Jefferson are all venerated, alongside Victor Hugo, Julius Caesar, Shakespeare, and William Churchill. Lest the big God's Eye and psychedelic colors flash you back to the Summer of Love, this indigenous alter belongs to the Caodai, and Vietnam's Congregation of Kitsch.
There are 2-3 million followers in Vietnam and possibly 30,000 more abroad.
Adherents: 2-6 million
They believe there are 36 levels of heaven and 72 planets have intelligent life, with number 1 being the closest to heaven and 72 nearest to hell. Earth is number 68 and it is believed that the lowest citizen on planet 67 would not trade place with a king on 68 and so on.
There is no differenciation between men and women in the Caodaiists' society. However, in the spiritual circle, the ordained women may not attain the two highest positions of Legislative Cardinal and Pope, because, the church says, it is the order of the God, which states: Yang represents male and Yin corresponds to female, hence, Yin cannot spiritually dominate Yang.
…by the early 1990s Cao Dai was reported to have some two million adherents in Vietnam, Cambodia, France, and the United States. Headquarters of the religion are at Tay Ninh, near Ho Chi Minh City….
They believe there are 36 levels of heaven and 72 planets have intelligent life, with number 1 being the closest to heaven and 72 nearest to hell. Earth is number 68 and it is believed that the lowest citizen on planet 67 would not trade place with a king on 68 and so on.
In 1926 the Supreme Being founded Cao Dai in Vietnam to show people that all religions are indeed of one same origin. In 1926, the Supreme Being gave the following message: (1) Nhien Dang Co Phat (Dipankara, an old time Buddha) is Me, (2) Sakya Muni is Me, (3) Thai Thuong Nguon Thi (an old time Immortal) is Me.
…by the early 1990s Cao Dai was reported to have some two million adherents in Vietnam, Cambodia, France, and the United States. Headquarters of the religion are at Tay Ninh, near Ho Chi Minh City….
Adherents: 2-6 million
There are 2-3 million followers in Vietnam and possibly 30,000 more abroad.
Jesus, Jeanne d'Arc and Thomas Jefferson are all venerated, alongside Victor Hugo, Julius Caesar, Shakespeare, and William Churchill. Lest the big God's Eye and psychedelic colors flash you back to the Summer of Love, this indigenous alter belongs to the Caodai, and Vietnam's Congregation of Kitsch.
There is no differenciation between men and women in the Caodaiists' society. However, in the spiritual circle, the ordained women may not attain the two highest positions of Legislative Cardinal and Pope, because, the church says, it is the order of the God, which states: Yang represents male and Yin corresponds to female, hence, Yin cannot spiritually dominate Yang.
