Summary Once a year the Caodai pay homage to their master Ngo Minh Chieu, a mystic who was born 120 years ago north of today's Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. Many of the nearly 2 million followers of the "Caodai Order" meet annually in Tay Ninh, the holy place of the Order in southern Vietnam. The bareheaded monks of the Caodai pay homage to several gods and spirits. They have elevated the French writer Victor Hugo to their chief spirit. He is supported either by Jeanne d'Arc, William Shakespeare or Lenin. The temple of the Order - the "Holy See" - is considered the eighth wonder of the world. In seances that are in no way inferior to the African Voodoo cult of mysticism and mystery, the chief Caodai receive messages from the afterlife. Senders are Buddha, Lao Tse, Confucius, even Jesus is very popular. The "shining eye", symbol of the Caodai, sees everything. To the western visitor, however, this seems more than Spanish. Americans, who came here during the Vietnam War, looked into the "shining eye" and reported, "they copied the back of our one-dollar bill for it".
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Richard Gere The Dalai Lama
Genres : Documentary
Countries of origin : Germany
Official sites : https://www.presseportal.de/pm/7169/414839
Language : German
Production companies : Martin Thoma Film- und Fernsehproduktion Haberci Productions
Summary Once a year the Caodai pay homage to their master Ngo Minh Chieu, a mystic who was born 120 years ago north of today's Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. Many of the nearly 2 million followers of the "Caodai Order" meet annually in Tay Ninh, the holy place of the Order in southern Vietnam. The bareheaded monks of the Caodai pay homage to several gods and spirits. They have elevated the French writer Victor Hugo to their chief spirit. He is supported either by Jeanne d'Arc, William Shakespeare or Lenin. The temple of the Order - the "Holy See" - is considered the eighth wonder of the world. In seances that are in no way inferior to the African Voodoo cult of mysticism and mystery, the chief Caodai receive messages from the afterlife. Senders are Buddha, Lao Tse, Confucius, even Jesus is very popular. The "shining eye", symbol of the Caodai, sees everything. To the western visitor, however, this seems more than Spanish. Americans, who came here during the Vietnam War, looked into the "shining eye" and reported, "they copied the back of our one-dollar bill for it".
Genres : Documentary
Countries of origin : Germany
Official sites : https://www.presseportal.de/pm/7169/414839
Language : German
Production companies : Martin Thoma Film- und Fernsehproduktion Haberci Productions