Inside The Cao Dai Temple, Long Xuyen, Vietnam Kids T-Shirt

When travelling in the Mekong Delta, our driver took a detour to show us the Cai Dao temple in the town of Long Xuyen. The temple was nearing the completion of a renovation, but the people there allowed us to see inside. The worshippers there follow Caidaoism, a monotheist religion that promotes the idea that all religions are one. Caidaoism is a new religion, having been founded in 1926, in Vietnam, but now has a growing worldwide following. While not prominent, within the temple were iconic references to Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam. Spiritualism is deep in the Caidaoism culture. Back to the image, I was really taken with the amazing, the wonderful paint decoration inside the temple. The shades of blue, the clouds painted on th...