Phạm Công Tắc
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Hộ Pháp Phạm Công Tắc | |
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| Born | June 21, 1890 Binh Lap village, Chau Thanh district |
| Died | 1959 Citadel degree |
| Known for | Protecting the Caodaism religion |
| Spouse | Nguyễn Hương Nhiều |
Phạm Công Tắc (1890–1959) was a Vietnamese leader in the establishment and development of the Caodaism religion, founded in 1926.[1] He was the head spirit medium and chief administrator of Cadaoism in Tây Ninh.[2] He became the most influential medium of the religion following the death of Cao Quỳnh Cư in 1929, and was an initiator of the Caodaist canon.[1]
Born to a Catholic father and a Buddhist mother, he attended the Lycée Chasseloup-Laubat in Saigon at age 16.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Jammes, Jérémy (2016). "Caodaism in Times of War: Spirits of Struggle and Struggle of Spirits". Sojourn: Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia. 31 (1): 247–294. doi:10.1353/soj.2016.0011 – via Project MUSE.
- ^ Hoskins, Janet (2015). "1. Conversations with Divinities: Seance and the First Disciples". The Divine Eye and the Diaspora: Vietnamese Syncretism Becomes Transpacific Caodaism. University of Hawai'i Press – via Project MUSE.