05-25-2022, 03:29 AM
I have read more about this religion.
In summary, a tradition once existed in Vietnam of Buddhist, Confucian, and Taoist religion called tam giao
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_teachings
The robes of the cao dai religion are red, yellow, and blue each signifying these three schools.
However, Confucians do not practice monasticism. What made Cao dai its own religion is that it developed in South Vietnam, and the Catholicism and Spiritism mediumship that French and other Christian missionaries introduced made the South Vietnamese of Tay Ninh integrate the structure of a Church with temples and cardinals/popes.
In summary, a tradition once existed in Vietnam of Buddhist, Confucian, and Taoist religion called tam giao
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_teachings
The robes of the cao dai religion are red, yellow, and blue each signifying these three schools.
However, Confucians do not practice monasticism. What made Cao dai its own religion is that it developed in South Vietnam, and the Catholicism and Spiritism mediumship that French and other Christian missionaries introduced made the South Vietnamese of Tay Ninh integrate the structure of a Church with temples and cardinals/popes.