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Ngo Van Chieu

Vietnamese religious leader
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Also called:
Ngo Minh Chieu
Born:
1878, Binh Tay, Vietnam
Died:
1926?, Tay Ninh
Founder:
Cao Dai
Subjects Of Study:
Cao Dai
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Ngo Van Chieu (born 1878, Binh Tay, Vietnam—died 1926?, Tay Ninh) was the founder of the Vietnamese religious sect Cao Dai (q.v.).

Ngo Van Chieu graduated from a provincial college in My Tho and entered the French colonial immigration service, where he served until 1902. In 1919, during a séance, he received what he conceived to be a revelation calling him to a religious mission. After a period of study and meditation, he announced the formation of Cao Dai (literally meaning “High Tower,” a Taoist epithet for the supreme deity). Cao Dai was formally established in 1926 by Le Van Trung, a former government official, who became its leader, or “pope.” Cao Dai contains elements of Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, and Roman Catholicism.

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