President highly values Cao Dai followers’ contributions to country

Viet Nam has six major religions, namely Buddhism, Catholicism, Protestantism, Muslim, Caodaism and Hoa Hao Buddhism.

Caodaism is an indigenous religion, officially established in Go Ken Pagoda, Tay Ninh Province in mid November 1926. At present, there are 2.4 million Cao Dai followers, 31,700 dignitaries and over 100 churches in Viet Nam.

The right to freedom of belief and religion of all Vietnamese citizens is provided by the Constitution and ensured in practice

Vietnamese citizens have the right to freedom of belief and religion, and may practice or not practice any religion. All religions are equal before the law

In Vietnam, public places of religious worship are protected by law.

No one has the right to infringe on the freedom of belief and religion or to take advantage of the latter to violate State laws and policies

The right to freedom of belief and religion is reflected in various Vietnam's legal documents.

All citizens, regardless of their belief and religion, are equal before the law, entitled to follow or not to follow a religion, entitled to express their beliefs, exercise worship rituals, pray and participate in religious activities and in the study of religious theories and ethics.

All religious organizations are equal before the law.

The State guarantees the right to freedom of belief and religion, protection of the facilities and assets of religious establishments such as pagodas, churches, mosques, oratories, sanctuaries, temples and headquarters of religious organizations, religious schools, bibles and worshiping objects.

At present, there are about 20 million followers of 12 religions and 30 religious organizations recognized by the State, 83,368 dignitaries and monks, 25,331 religious establishments and many traditional worshiping places in Viet Nam

Religious followers are free to practice religious ceremonies, express and exercise their religious beliefs. Religious dignitaries and monks are free to exercise religious activities in accordance with religious rules.

Dignitaries and monks enjoy the right to study and train at home or abroad, and participate in religious activities abroad. Many foreign religious organizations have come to Viet Nam for exchanges with local religious organizations.

Caodaism was founded officially in 1926 by Ngô Văn Chiêu, a Vietnamese civil servant, who claimed that he had received a message from God.

Caodaism is a synthesis of different beliefs including the teachings of Buddha, Jesus, Confucius, Lao-Tse, Victor Hugo, and so on

Vietnam is a country which has a rich and wide variety of religions. These include religions based on popular beliefs, religions brought to Vietnam from the outside, and several indigenous religious groups.

As with other countries, the Vietnamese have several popular beliefs, such as animism and theism. The most widespread popular belief among the Vietnamese is the belief in ancestor-worship.

In regard to the major world religions, Vietnam is a multi-religious state, with more than 20 million believers, and more than 30,000 places of worship

Vietnamese is considered as a peaceful and multi-religious which has adopted selectively world religion and indigenous beliefs, then developed primarily on reverence for the symbols of the gods

Vietnamese is a multi-religious country which allow the citizen to choose and practice freely their faiths