Cao Dai

Institutionalising Spiritism and The Esoteric

Updated 2012-05-14 13:19:13

Note - Christopher Hartney has a BA Honors in Religious Studies from the University of Sydney where he is currently completing a Masters of Philosophy on the history of Caodaism in Australia. He tutors and is a part-time lecturer at the School of Studies in Religion and also works as a broadcaster for religious affairs for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

The following is Chris Hartney’s presentation at CESNUR (Center for Studies of New Religions) Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on June 3, 1999.

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Interview with Dr Janet Hoskins...

Updated 2012-05-07 20:54:17

Dr. Hoskins: I became interested in Caodaism by reading about it and seeing that there was a temple in Pomona, about 5 minutes from where I grew up. I had been studying religions in Southeast Asia for many years, mainly in Indonesia, and had read some reports about Caodaism published in English.

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Caodaism Taught At The University Of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Updated 2012-05-07 20:49:52

Dr. Mohammad Jahangir Alam, Lecturer at the Department of World Religions, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, also a specialist in Caodaism, just informed that his department has approved the Cao Dai religion course to be included in the curriculum for third year students of the M.A program, starting with this academic year 2008-2009.

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Caodaism and Spiritism

Updated 2012-05-07 18:22:00

Caodaism is the first religious community so far that enables its adepts to have direct communication with the transcendental world via institutionalised spiritist seances. We believe that their doctrine provides the synthesis of all great teachings of the past. The full name of Cao Dai religion is “The Great Way of the Third Era of Salvation.”

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Caodai in Cambodia Farrell

Updated 2012-05-07 16:37:44

On 17 September last year, the mid-morning monotony of the Mao Tse Tsung Boulevard was interrupted by an unusual spectacle. Amid the petrol fumes and incessant growl of engines, twelve people in long white robes marched towards the Intercontinental Hotel. There the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) was holding its Inter Parliamentary Organisational Summit (AIPOS)

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Caodai in Bangladesh

Updated 2012-05-07 13:14:27

During the course of taking Caodaism to the international community, the Caodai Overseas Missionary has been making some interesting contacts. Friends are appearing from the four corners of the world. It was nevertheless surprising to hear that interested parties had organized an international symposium on Caodaism at Dhaka University, Bangladesh.

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Brief Outline of History and Philosophy of Caodaism

Updated 2012-05-02 21:45:45

Written by Trần Cảnh

It was often said that few phenomena in Asia have been so completely misinterpreted by the West as the Vietnamese religion known as "Caodaism". Given its firm roots of Caodaism in Vietnamese culture, and the adherence of millions of followers, it is surprising that only recently have serious studies of the Cao Dai been undertaken.

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A Summary of Cao-Dai Rituals

Updated 2012-05-01 13:51:21

Written by Caodai Overseas Missionary

Method of Worshipping and Making Offerings - God's Altar

In establishing an altar to the Supreme Being one must choose a location that is pure. The best position for such a shrine is in the middle of the house, high on the wall with a curtain to draw across. The altar requires:

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A brief History and Philosophy

Updated 2012-05-01 12:24:27

As a religion that encompasses a vast range of religious ideas from many different cultures and cosmologies, there is much that I could say about Caodaism. As I am speaking in Bangladesh however, there are a few areas I would like to highlight as they are issues that also concern the Muslim world and cultures that are infused with Hindu cosmological assumptions

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Report on the Course of Caodaism at Dhaka University, Bangladesh

Updated 2012-04-13 15:02:56

Ever since the birth of the Department of World Religions and Culture of Dhaka University in 1999 has been increasingly felt the need for moral training of the students and conducting research in world religions. In order to reach the targeted vision, the Department of World Religions and Culture introduced a four-year Bachelor Degree in 2005. The subjects offered in this program include almost all religious traditions of the world. It is not possible to teach all religions as major courses. The courses that are taught as major ones, Caodaism is one of them. The course is introduced in the beginning of the program after the academic committee approved it in June, 2005. Professor Dr. Kazi Nurul Islam focused on the role of Caodai Religious Tradition in achieving targeted goals...

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