Saturday, August 19, 2000

The Co Dai Temple

19-Aug-2000

Codaism is a religion unique to Vietnam - sort of a "Greatest Hits" selection blended from Budhism, Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, and Judiasm with some Confucianism, Taoism, Shintoism and Ancestor worship thrown in for good measure.
At one time this church had a good deal of power in what was then Cochina - they even had their own army.

Sign outside the temple : Sign reads: \ Note \ We would like rcommending you should not buy anything in here.  The price is a big different. \ Thank you (Vietnam, The Travel Addicts)

Sign outside the temple
Sign reads:
Note
We would like rcommending you should not buy anything in here. The price is a big different.
Thank you

Co dai preist :  (Vietnam, The Travel Addicts)

Co dai preist

Inside the temple :  (Vietnam, The Travel Addicts)

Inside the temple

Temple ceiling :  (Vietnam, The Travel Addicts)

Temple ceiling

Stairwell :  (Vietnam, The Travel Addicts)

Stairwell

Masonic looking window :  (Vietnam, The Travel Addicts)

Masonic looking window

Top of altar :  (Vietnam, The Travel Addicts)

Top of altar

Carving on altar : Nguyen is Kevin's pre-adoption name, and the name of the last Anamese emperor by coincidence (Vietnam, The Travel Addicts)

Carving on altar
Nguyen is Kevin's pre-adoption name, and the name of the last Anamese emperor by coincidence

Co dai nuns :  (Vietnam, The Travel Addicts)

Co dai nuns

Co dai religious symbols :  (Vietnam, The Travel Addicts)
Co dai religious symbols :  (Vietnam, The Travel Addicts)

Co dai religious symbols

Congregation :  (Vietnam, The Travel Addicts)

Congregation

Monk :  (Vietnam, The Travel Addicts)

Monks :  (Vietnam, The Travel Addicts)

Monks

Temple spire :  (Vietnam, The Travel Addicts)

Temple spire

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