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  • proper noun religion A syncretic monotheistic religion founded in the 20th century in Vietnam.

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Examples

  • VietnamBuddhist 9.3%, Catholic 6.7%, Hoa Hao 1.5%, Cao Dai 1.1%, Protestant 0.5%, Muslim 0.1%, none 80.8% (1999 census)

    Religions 2008

  • The commission documents a range of abuses, from attacks against the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam to bans on indigenous Vietnamese religions such as Hoa Hao and Cao Dai.

    Vietnam's Religious Repression 2008

  • Religions: Buddhist 9.3%, Catholic 6.7%, Hoa Hao 1.5%, Cao Dai 1.1%, Protestant 0.5%, Muslim 0.1%, none 80.8% (1999 census)

    Vietnam 2008

  • But the main sects he attacked in 1955 were Cao Dai (Syncretic), Hoa Hao (Buddhist), and a criminal organization called Binh Xuyen.

    Jonathan Schwarz: America, America, God Shed His Crazy On Thee 2008

  • Previously six other religions had been recognized by the government: Buddhism; Catholicism; Protestantism; Cao Dai; Hoa Hao Buddhism; and Islam.

    Archive 2007-03-01 Howard M. Friedman 2007

  • Notice of the intent to destroy the Boi Loi guerrilla base, South Vietnamese government assurances of financial assistance to refugees, a special appeal by the Cao Dai religious sect for the people to return to their ancestral religion, and instructions on exit routes were included in the messages.

    Operation Ranch Hand Buckingham, William A. 1982

  • Buddhist 9. 3\%, Catholic 6. 7\%, Hoa Hao 1. 5\%, Cao Dai 1. 1\%,

    The 2007 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • Buddhist 9. 3\%, Catholic 6. 7\%, Hoa Hao 1. 5\%, Cao Dai 1. 1\%,

    The 2005 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • Buddhist 9. 3\%, Catholic 6. 7\%, Hoa Hao 1. 5\%, Cao Dai 1. 1\%,

    The 2007 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • Buddhist 9. 3\%, Catholic 6. 7\%, Hoa Hao 1. 5\%, Cao Dai 1. 1\%,

    The 2005 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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