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    What 19th Century novelist, poet, and essayist is venerated as a saint in a religion practiced by over 3 millon people?

    Question #110549. Asked by clemmydog. (Nov 07 09 11:14 AM)


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    		French novelist Victor Hugo.

    Cao Daism garners inspiration from farther afield as well: Striding a spire high on the temple's roof is the Hindu trinity of Brahma, Shiva and Krishna. A mural inside the temple commemorates French novelist Victor Hugo, Chinese Nationalist Party leader Sun Yat Sen and Vietnamese poet Trang Trinh as three saints, witnesses to the 3rd alliance between God and humanity.

    Cao Dai is a relatively new religion created in the 1920s by Vietnamese spiritualists who drew upon, and added to, ideas from the four most influential religious philosophies in Vietnam: Buddhism, Daoism, Confucianism, and Christianity.

    The French writer Victor Hugo was among the Westerners particularly admired as saints by Cao Dai founders. His likeness appears in their temples along with images of Chinese nationalist leader Sun Yat Sen and honored Vietnamese poets.

    http://www.offtherails.com/caodai.html

    http://www.learnnc.org/lp/multimedia/1842

    Nov 07 09, 11:21 AM

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