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Title
Main Hall, Cao Dai Temple, Tay Ninh, Tay Ninh Province
Variant Title
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.
Published
1987
Full Collection Name
Vietnam: Journey of the Heart 1985-2000
Other Identifiers
BANC PIC 2007.056:51
Geographic Coverage
Type
Image
Extent
1 photographic print (framed); ca. 24 x 36 inches (unframed)
Other Physical Details
Color photograph
Archive
The Bancroft Library
Note
Caption text by John Balaban
Part of: Vietnam: Journey of the heart
C-print
Part of: Vietnam: Journey of the heart
C-print
Provenance
Originally donated to the South/Southeast Asia Library, and transferred to The Bancroft Library.
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