Cao Dai Temple
October 23rd, 2012 at 3:00 pm by David FarrarCao Dai is a funny little religion. It is basically endemic to Vietnam and has two to three million adherents. A sort of mixture of Buddhism and Catholicism!
This is the main temple of the Cao Dai. Pretty impressive. As you may surmise, one has to leave your shoes outside to enter it.
One of their regular prayer services.
A close up of the roof decoration. It is a beautiful structure. We visited it on the way back from the tunnels.
October 23rd, 2012 at 3:05 pm
When you get down to it, all religions are pretty funny. This one at least has nice colourful houses.
Vote:October 23rd, 2012 at 3:16 pm
…” A sort of mixture of Buddhism and Catholicism!”….
God botherering without shoes & original sin….might catch on.
Vote:October 23rd, 2012 at 3:18 pm
Nice temple!
Vote:October 23rd, 2012 at 5:24 pm
Those columns are great, with the dragons curling around them.
Vote:A very beautifully-done and colourful place.
October 23rd, 2012 at 6:24 pm
They seem to be quite a well developed thriving country. I wonder if their hard working people would be interested in helping us with a bit of foreign aid for our 270,000 children living below the poverty line?
Vote:October 23rd, 2012 at 8:30 pm
DPF: ” A sort of mixture of Buddhism and Catholicism!”
Does that the child abuse is included or not?
Vote:October 24th, 2012 at 2:46 am
your camera work is clean and tidy Mr Farrar. Photographs of the tunnels later also good .
Vote:October 24th, 2012 at 6:30 am
“A sort of mixture of Buddhism and Catholicism!”
So boy buggering is encouraged and covered up when exposed?
Vote:October 24th, 2012 at 8:37 am
I’m confused, what has this got to do with teaching?
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