Main Hall, Cao Dai Temple, Tay Ninh, Tay Ninh Province
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Cao Dai, a religious sect with a number of branches and an estimated two million practitioners, was founded in 1919 by Ngo Van Chieu. Cao Dai (literally, “High Tower,” a Taoist designation for the supreme deity) is an eclectic, all unifying faith whose saints include Christ, Buddha, Victor Hugo, and Winston Churchill. When Vietnam was under French and Japanese control, the sect kept its own army.
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Caption text by John Balaban Originally donated to the South/Southeast Asia Library, and transferred to The Bancroft Library.
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1 photograph print (framed); ca. 24 x 36 inches (unframed)
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