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The Great Divine Temple, also known as the Cao Dai Cathedral (/ ˌ k aʊ ˈ d aɪ /) or the Tay Ninh Holy See (Vietnamese: Tòa Thánh Tây Ninh Vietnamese pronunciation: [twaː˨˩ tʰan˦˥ təj˧˧ nɨn˧˧]), is a religious building in the Cao Dai Holy See complex in Tây Ninh province, Southeast Vietnam.
The Cao Đài pantheon counts three main prophets, as illustrated on a plaque at the entrance of the Tay Ninh Temple: Victor Hugo (to please the French), since he gave many teachings and also the text of a number of important prayers.
The city is known for being the home of the Cao Dai religion, a syncretic Vietnamese faith that includes the teachings and practices of the major world religions. The Cao Dai religion's Holy Tower, built between 1933 and 1955, is located around five kilometres (3.1 mi) to the east of Tay Ninh's city centre.
In Ninh Thuận Province, where most of the Cham in Vietnam reside, Cham Balamon (Hindu Cham) numbers 32,000; out of the 22 villages in Ninh Thuận, 15 are Hindu. As per the census of 2009, there are a total of 56,427 Cham Hindus in Vietnam. In 2022, there were an estimated 70,000 ethnic Cham living along the south-central coast. [52]
Tây Ninh province is located between Ho Chi Minh City and Phnom Penh, in Southern Key Economic Zone. Tây Ninh City is 99 km away from Ho Chi Minh City following National Route 22 and 40 km away from the border with Cambodia to the northwest. [4] Followers of the Cao Dai, who dominate the area
Hội Yến Diêu Trì (Holy Banquet for Great Mother and the Nine Goddesses), a great religious ceremony of Cao Dai, is annually held in Tây Ninh Holy See on the 15th of the eighth lunar month. [1] This coincides with the Tết Trung Thu in Vietnam. Most Caodaiists choose to go on a pilgrimage to Tay Ninh Holy Land on this day.
Also, to the Cao Dai sect the mountain has special religious significance and its temple, the Tay Ninh Holy See, is close to the mountain. [6] During World War II the mountain was occupied by the Japanese, and later it was controlled by the Viet Minh, the French and the Vietcong. [7]
He was the head spirit medium and chief administrator of Cadaoism in Tây Ninh. [2] He became the most influential medium of the religion following the death of Cao Quỳnh Cư in 1929, and was an initiator of the Caodaist canon. [1] Born to a Catholic father and a Buddhist mother, he attended the Lycée Chasseloup-Laubat in Saigon at age 16. [1]