Title 【论文】Nguyen Phuoc Tai（阮福才）、Dinh Van Thuy_TRACES OF CHINESE TAOISM'S INFLUENCE ON VIETNAMESE CAO DAI RELIGION THROUGH THE WORSHIP OF GUAN YU ✅

2 Caodaism is also known as " The Great Way of the Third Salvation " (Đại Đạo Tam Kỳ Phổ Độ, 大道三期普度), which translates to "human redemption during the age of the third revelation". Documents associated with Caodaism provide credence to these views. In the early stages of divine revelation, which occurred before the year 2500 BCE, humanity's level of advancement was relatively low in comparison to that of the universe, the earth, and other forms of life. Throughout this period, God chose to make Himself known to certain religious leaders in various parts of the globe to direct mankind toward various paths that would allow for their continued development and survival. There was a revered figure or prophet at the beginning of each of the world's major religions, such as Abraham, who is credited with the establishment of Judaism in the Middle East; Dipankara, who is honoured in Hinduism in India; and Fu-xi, who is credited with the establishment of Yi Jing in China. After thousands of years known as the Second Revelation, during which time humanity first established early forms of society, culture, and nationalism, God devised a variety of religious and philosophical systems to provide guidance and understanding to human beings. These systems include the Abrahamic religions, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, and Judaism. Belief systems such as Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Christianity, and numerous more arose to assist in bringing order to a chaotic world and to give lessons on different elements of mankind, society, and the truth. Individuals can get a greater awareness of themselves as well as the world around them by gaining access to a variety of views and insights that are offered by these many schools of thought. As the idea of democracy, globalization, and online communication across the globe grew significantlyin the 20th century and beyond, people all around the world started to realize the significance of maintaining religious harmony and acceptingthe diversity . As a direct result of this, a whole new religion arose, which marked the beginning of a third phase of revelation, also known as amnesty. Caodai is a religion that has the goal of bringing people of different religions together under the banner of a single, supreme being to end religious strife. Caodai believes that all faiths stem from the same place and educate people about the same essential ideals, which are love and justice. Caodai realizes that the many faiths are different representations of the same truth, and thus there are no distinctions that exist among them. Caodai urges people to acquire love, knowledge, and inner power while putting confidence in both God and mankind so that they may enhance their beliefs by placing faith in both of these entities (Túy, 2014).