A first-person question and answer account by the Caodai Overseas Missionary's own president, stating that in 1998 congregations from the United States, Canada, Australia and France gathered under a Caodai World Conference and voted to form the Missionary, with two stated objectives: to propagate Cao Dai abroad, and to press for the pre-1975 Sacerdotal Council and its own Religious Constitution to be restored inside Vietnam.
Facts
Assessment
Reliability Tier3
A first-person account by an interested party of his own organisation's founding, tier three; the year, the four founding countries and the two stated objectives are corroborated by the academic World Religions and Spirituality Project account and by the Democratic Voice of Vietnam's independent account of the same convention. NotesUsed for the 1998 Caodai Overseas Missionary's founding: the four countries, the Caodai World Conference framing and its two stated objectives.
Citation
PublisherCaodai Overseas Missionary
Publication Year2012
The page shows a 7 July 2012 last-updated stamp and no separate original publication date; given as the best available year rather than left silent. URLhttps://caodai.com.vn/df/news-detail/cao-dai-faq-frequently-asked-questions-part-ii-1.html
Source TypeTradition's own account
Cross-Tradition Connections
Associated With
This source names Canada directly: "congregations from the United States, Canada, Australia and France gathered under a Caodai World Conference and voted to form the Missionary, with two stated objectives: to propagate Cao Dai abroad..."
This source names Cao Đài directly: "two stated objectives: to propagate Cao Dai abroad, and to press for the pre-1975 Sacerdotal Council and its own Religious Constitution to be restored inside Vietnam."
This source names France directly: "United States, Canada, Australia and France gathered under a Caodai World Conference and voted to form the Missionary, with two stated objectives: to propagate Cao Dai abroad, and to press for the..."
This source names Vietnam directly: "Constitution to be restored inside Vietnam."
Claims Backed By This Source (17 claims)
This source backs 17 claims across the atlas. As facts: 8 well-attested. As cited relationships: 7 holds. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 11 claims: 7 well-attested, 4 holds.
- Spread Events, 6 claims: 1 well-attested, 3 holds, 2 general references.
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