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The Caodaism disciple can not forget the cause of Old Lieutenant-General Tran Quang Vinh, the Generalissimo of Caodaism Troop, the Chief-General of National Security of Southern Region who was hijacked, sentenced with death judgment, imprisoned at Ba Den mountain of Tay Ninh with burning his car by Major-General Nguyen Trinh Minh The. His Holiness Ho Phap knew bad news, He ordered the Major-General Trinh Minh The to have to immediately release Tran Quang Vinh.  

          Trinh Minh The had a daring and inhumane behavior that the Major-General Trinh Minh The distributed leaflet of sentencing Tran Quang Vinh heavily. Now, he was forced to release Tran Quang Vinh immediately, this impacted on the prestige of famous Leader on the Ba Den mountain. Therefore, there was no method, the Major-General Trinh Minh The petitioned His Holiness Ho Phap to ask the Dignitaries of Palace of Divine Alliance to go to Ba Den mountain with “Counter-Investigation” toward the death sentence of Tran Quang Vinh. Under His Holiness Ho Phap’s acceptance, the Major-General The ordered the Major DON to welcome the Dignitaries of Palace of Divine Alliance by a Union Battalion. The Commissary of Justice Phan Huu Phuoc and Si Tai (Archivist) Le Quang Tan assigned by His Holiness Ho Phap went to the Commander Department of Union Caodaism Troop to take the oral deposition of Mr. Tran Quang Vinh.  

          In order to avoid the attention of French Government in Tay Ninh province, the Chief of Holy Protector Lieutenant-Colonel Pham Ngoc Tran operated a Squad to escort the Commissary of Justice Phan Huu Phuoc and the Archivist Le Quang Tan from the Gate of Institute Conciliation of Inner Tay Ninh Holy See to the foot of Ba Den mountain then to hand over to the Major Don belonging the Union Caodaism Troop to take two Dignitaries to the Commander Department at Ba Den mountain peacefully.  

          Under warm welcome of Major-General Trinh Minh The at the Commander Department of Union Caodaism Troop, the Commissary of Justice Phuoc and Archivist Tan took a rest to wait Mr. Tran Quang Vinh.  

          In the next day, according to the first assignment, the Archivist Tan and Lieutenant Tran Van Thuong, the Attaché of Major-General Trinh Minh The went to a very firm cavern which was the shelter place of Major-General The each time of mopping up and dropping bomb of French Troop. After 10 minutes of order for taking Mr. Tran Quang Vinh to hand over to the Lieutenant Thuong into the stone cavern to meet the Archivist Tan for oral deposition.  

          How pitiful for Mr. Tran Quang Vinh enduring the forest fever for many months with a thin and pale face! Pitifully, he has not ever met the Major-General The. The Archivist Tan immediately the oral deposition of Mr. Tran Quang Vinh by writing question on paper and Mr. Tran Quang Vinh also answered by writing on paper without speaking way because the Major-General The had set up tape-recorder at table. The Archivist wrote by shorthand letters that a few people could read and understand to ovoid being stopped by staff of Major-General The to take it on the way to Holy See without knowledge for shorthand letters.  

          Due to that way, the information of Counter-Investigation was taken to Holy See to submit to His Holiness perfectly.  

          After getting the oral deposition of Counter-Investigation, the Archivist Tan and the Lieutenant Thuong went back the Commander Department to meet the Commissary of Justice Phan Huu Phuoc to discuss in order to say goodbye to the Major-General Trinh Minh The for going back Holy See to reply the situation to His Holiness Ho Phap.  

          After reading the report of “counter-investigation” of Death Sentence for Tran Quang Vinh, His Holiness Ho Phap immediately ordered to buy Aralene medicine of treating the forest fever and a bottle of Rhum wine sent to Mr. Tran Quang Vinh to use to wait the sentenced date of Court.  

The Major-General Trinh Minh The summoned a sentenced trial for Tran Quang Vinh solemnly at the foot of Ba Den mountain. A rare event happening that Bao Dao Ho Tan Khoa (Religious Conservator), an excellent Governor graduated from the Law School in Hanoi, an old Chief of Chau Doc province, a Dignitary belonging Twelve Zodiacal Dignitaries of Palace of Divine Alliance was present at the Trial as Counsel for Mr. Tran Quang Vinh. Over two thousands of distant compatriots attended to hear the declaration of Tribunal President Colonel Truong Luong Thien: “Tran Quang Vinh is cleared from a charge and released”. The compatriots dispersed happily to leave the foot of Ba Den mountain. The dignitary of Palace of Divine Alliance had to go right to foot of Ba Den mountain defend for the dignitary of Palace of Nine Divine Planes, the Archbishop Thuong Vinh Thanh (Dignitary of Taoism).

The Archbishop Thuong Vinh Thanh was permitted to participate political activity. The Caodaism Sacerdotal Council arranged the disease treatment for Mr. Thuong Vinh Thanh by going to France.

After Geneve Agreement signed on 20^th July 1954, the order of stopping of shooting became effective whole Southern Vietnam. On 11^th August 1954, Viet Minh troop gathered at three areas: Xuyen Moc, Dong Thap Muoi province and Ca Mau province due to the plan of Agreement and Geneve begun to reciprocate prisoners at Viet Tri. Three French officers were released firstly: Lieutenant Border, Jego and Morin arrested at Cao Bang province.

His Holiness Ho Phap Taught: “Major-General Trinh Minh The guides the Union Troops to go to areas to replace the bases of Viet Minh troops leaving off to regrouping”. According to the order of His Holiness Ho Phap, the Union Troops garrisoned in Eastern provinces, Dong Thap Muoi, and Western South of Vietnam. There was a clash with force of Hoa Hao Buddhism leaded by Major-General Le Quang Vinh named military of Ba Cut in Chau Doc province. However, due to smart concession and mutual arrangement, two sides avoided the fight by shoot.

After that, the Colonel Lansdale, the consultant of Prime Minister of Ngo Dinh Diem went right to the high command of union troop at the Ba Den mountain to discuss with the Major-General Trinh Minh The, and also persuaded the Major-General Trinh Minh The to cooperate with Mr. Ngo Dinh Diem – the lead of Vietnam Republic government. The Colonel Lansdale smartly promised to make Mr. Trinh Minh The accept to welcome Doctor Chuong – the Health Department of Southern Vietnam Government visiting the Union Base so that they discussed conditions for Union Troops cooperating with the Government of Ngo Dinh Diem. Before cooperating with President Ngo Dinh Diem, the Major-General Trinh Minh The guided some officers in Advising Department to go to Tri Hue Cung (Enlightenment Palace) to visit His Holiness Ho Phap to petition His Holiness to go to Saigon to do as a chairman of ceremony of Union Troops cooperation with the Government of Republic Vietnam. His Holiness taught: “Ban Dao (I) cannot witness your death! You do not obey my order, manage your issue by yourself!”

The ceremony of welcoming the Union Troops joining into the national troop was held solemnly. Mr. Trinh Minh The was given the army rank of Major-General of Vietnam Nation Troop in front of ambassadors of many nations and Ministers of Ngo Dinh Diem Government.

It was remembered clearly that one day, His Holiness Ho Phap visited Dignitaries of Twelve Zodiacal Dignitaries of Palace of Divine Alliance, His Holiness Ho Phap attentively discussed with Mr. Bao The (Secular Conservator) Le Thien Phuoc, Bao Dao (Religious Conservator) Ho Tan Khoa, Hien Phap (Religious Constitution) Truong Huu Duc, Khai Dao (Religious Reformer) Pham Tan Dai, Tiep Phap (Judicial Legislator) Truong Van Trang,… and many dignitaries of Palace of Divine Alliance including Thua Su (Commissary of Justice), Truyen Trang (Clerk of Court), Si Tai (Archivist), Luat Su (Judicial Agent) (over 30 persons). His Holiness Ho Phap said: “Major-General Trinh Minh The thought wrongly that he was full-fledged to be able to freely fly with life but his political ability was still bad, he will be harmed surely! If that does not happen, you can bind two hands of BanDao (I). When saying, His Holiness Ho Phap praised his hands in front of dignitaries staying there”. One month passed, the Major-General Trinh Minh The killed when he was inspecting the base at the Tan Thuan bridge of Saigon, one death was very in injustice with nothing preventing it.

It is remembered on 22^nd August 1946, when reaching the destination of Tay Ninh Holy See after 5 years, 2 months of exile in Madagascar, His Holiness Ho Phap

was very anxious about existence of Caodaism Troop in the inner Holy See. Facing on a bygone event, His Holiness Ho Phap did not know any better way toward the ammunitions of resistance Vietminh and French Troop and one more Caodaism Troop garrisoning in the inner Tay Ninh Holy See. His Holiness Ho Phap gradually moved the Caodaism Troop out of inner Holy See. This is not a simple decision because of national situation reduced in the fire and smoke of war, of party fight, of internecine fight, of division of bother relation, of very thorny situation of nation. His Holiness Ho Phap recommended commanders of Caodaism Troop that: “You are fierce Samsadhi Fire disposing of Demon Kind but it can burn the Holy See. Consequently, I (Master) do not let you stay in the inner Holy See, you go out of Holy See to garrisoning”. Therefore, the Caodaism Troop had to leave off Giao Tong Duong (Pope Office) belonging the inner Holy See to garrison at Giang Tan about 8km from Holy See. Some dignitaries worried about security and property of Caodaism with withdrawal of Caodaism Troop, therefore they petition to His Holiness to let the Caodaism Troop garrison in inner Holy land to protect effectively to set human being’s mind at rest. His Holiness was smiling to answer: “Ban Dao (I) have driven them away, they can stay somewhere! Here, with Ban Dao, it is alright, they are fierce fire, do not let them be close”.

The warning prediction of His Holiness Ho Phap happened after years, in 1955, the Caodaism Troop was nationalized to become the Vietnam Nation Troop. His Holiness Ho Phap amended the religious system to preach the true doctrine of Caodaism by sections of teaching Tao at the pulpit in Holy See regarding to Caodaism doctrine for all dignitaries and disciples so that they could understand thoroughly the secret dharma of Caodaism in order to prove the Holy sample, to tighten the relation of co-religionist, to make the Great Way-Third Period brilliant.

His Holiness Ho Phap knew the situation of Vietnam race thoroughly, the small nation was competed and exchanged at the Geneve Agreement in 1954 about interests by foreign countries. The America intended to replace the government of French. Therefore, the Colonel Consultant Lansdale planed to hurry the President Ngo Dinh Diem to eradicate religions, parties as soon as possible, which had ever cooperated with France before. The Colonel Lucien Come in with two faithful Lieutenants Joe Henrick and R. Philip had the important responsibility to carry out the verbal command “split arm force of Parties with the highest effect to be able to change 1/3 of French force into the force of Ngo Dinh Diem”. The scheme was carried out, the President Ngo Dinh Diem suborned and incited the Lieutenant-General Nguyen Thanh Phuong – former Commander-General of Caodaism Troop to had a great ambition for position of Prime Minister under the honeyed and seduced promise of President Ngo Dinh Diem and the Consultant Ngo Dinh Nhu that after deposing Bao Dai King, Nguyen Thanh Phuong would hold the position of Prime Minister.

Therefore, the Lieutenant-General Nguyen Thanh Phuong was fallen into the plan of Consultant Ngo Dinh Nhu and Doctor Tran Kim Tuyen (Secret Agent of Prime Minister Palace). They discreetly took the Members of Recovering Independence Organization demonstrating in deposing the Chief of State Bao Dai. This caused many difficulties for His Holiness Ho Phap.

Plan of deposing successfully, the Lieutenant-General Phuong was immediately fallen into the trap of Nhu and Tuyen asking Polices to surround the villa of Lieutenant-General Phuong at 113 Yen Do street of Saigon to examine then to seize some illegal cars collected by the Major-General Trinh Minh The in the attack toward Binh Xuyen Troop at the Y bridge that Binh Xuyen Troop left. At that time, they were attacked suddenly without repulse, they left those cars to go to Sat forest because they did not think the Major-General Trinh Minh The obeyed Ngo Dinh Diem to betray. A bitter lesson for Major-General Le Van Vien that he had to run to the Sat forest at his elderly age.

The Lieutenant-General Nguyen Thanh Phuong was invited for a sentence to keeping illegal cars. He managed with many ways not to be sentenced, Lieutenant-General PHUONG accepted to let everything run without any condition that he did not remind the position of Prime Minister promised by deceptive mouth.

The Lieutenant-General Phuong denied discreetly until he died at his personal home in Cho Lon.

How pitiful for the death of Lieutenant-General Phuong! The truck carrying his coffin from Cho Lon to Tay Ninh for burying suddenly burnt. The coffin had to be moved into other truck to Tay Ninh. Another trouble also happened that the truck could not be run to the Inner Holy See because when the Lieutenant-General Phuong was living, he had a disagreement toward the Government of Tay Ninh Province. The truck could not run into the Inner Holy See to pray according Caodaism Ritual, it had to run directly to the Graveyard to be buried.

Is this the karma that the Lieutenant-General Nguyen Thanh Phuong obeyed the incited speech of President Ngo Dinh Diem in taking Caodaism Troop to purge Caodaism Dignitaries of Holy Land at Tay Ninh Holy See in 1935?

There was a smart thing that the Lieutenant-General Phuong did not dare to command Caodaism Troop to surround Ho Phap Office but he ordered the Major-General LE VAN TAT to do. As the Si Tai (Archivist) Le Quang Tan obeyed His Holiness Ho Phap to warn that the Lieutenant-General Nguyen Thanh Phuong could not lead the Caodaism Troop to purge, he should let the National Troop of President Ngo Dinh Diem lead Troop to surround His Holiness Ho Phap because in that way, His Holiness Ho Phap easier coped with being surrounded under treatment of Teacher-Student sentiment.

The Major-General Le Van Tat was fought against by the Supervisor Vo Van Khue leading. The Major-General Le Van Tat scared to withdraw troops discreetly out of Holy Land without shot.

Under the instruction of Lieutenant Nguyen Thanh Phuong, the Major-General Le Van Tat took Caodaism Troop to surround the Ho Phap Office to cause a stir to make Disciples in the Holy Land puzzled. This has bequeathed an eternal vestige of bad that the Student betrayed the Teacher.

It matches with Vietnamese proverb: “Fish without salt becomes rotten, child contradicting parents will be spoilt in all ways”.

In the spring of At Mui year (1955), the His Holiness Ho Phap governing Two Visible Palaces As The Tiptop Governor of Caodaism gave a letter in new year festival: “I (master) pray to SUPREME BEING to bless for all disciples and soldiers with a new year under promotion of religious conduct, under good health, prosperous life to serve humankind of great way. I pray that soldier disciples died may be gone beyond the cycle of death and rebirth with enjoyment at the paradise”.

It is thought that at the night of new year of 30^th December Giap Ngo year (1955) going to At Mui year, His Holiness Ho Phap gave teachings to all dignitaries and disciples about morality, standard and world situation that Caodaism Disciples always remember these precious speeches forever in their mind. These precious surely engraved deeply on mind of pious Disciples and handed over for next generation forever.

The religious works were much more and more such as taking care of living place for compatriots with enough rice and clothes, such as carrying out training: citizen, education, sanitation, feeding orphan, helping widow, comforting old and morbidity people, helping people facing sufferings, building market and school, building old people’s home and building hospital, maternity hospital on over the holy land.

Especially, the General Assembly of Human Beings was opened with attendance of sub-dignitaries and disciples on over nation under the sorrow call of His Holiness Ho Phap: “The crane has returned, miss ancestor when watching space, watch the change of water and follower, how pitiful for sentiment with tears under the bitterly final and hurried call pushing the intimate friend’s feedback. Alas! For this mournful picture, who is the intimate friend with Ban Dao (I/Poor Monk)? I can not find any one else except you, gentle brothers and younger sisters”.

His Holiness Ho Phap never forgot the responsibility of a very patriotic citizen with an immutable theory. That was to unify Vietnam territory, to take back the race sovereignty completely, to determine to release the nation from direct or indirect independence of two blocs of Capitalism and Communism. Therefore, the President Ngo Dinh Diem planed schemes to smear the good repute of His Holiness Ho Phap. His Holiness Ho Phap still stood steadily to hold the religious flag and true dharma of Caodaism.

The Sacerdotal Council continued to hold course of Hanh Duong²⁰ to train male and female dignitaries with enough moral ability assigned to provinces and districts and to train excellent dignitaries for Caodaism delegation attending the Great Assembly of International Religions on over the world:

- 1928 – International Great Assembly to Theology in Londres (British) on 7^th September 1928 to 11^th September 1928 (26 countries.

- 1934 - Great Assembly to Theology in Barcelone of Spain.

- 1936 – Great Assembly of International Religion in Londres of British.

- 1937 – Great Assembly of Philosophy Animism in Germany (Eglise Gnostiques D Alemagne).

- 1937 – Great Assembly of International Religion in Londres of British.

- 1939 - Great Assembly of International Religion in France (Paris).

- 1948 - Great Assembly of International Religion in Lausane.

- 1950 - Great Assembly of Theology in Haywards Henth.

- 1951 - Great Assembly of International Religion in Stockholm of Sweden.

- 1952 - Great Assembly of International Religion in Bruxelles of Belgium.

- 1952 - Great Assembly of International Religion in Casablanca of Marocco.

- 1954 - Great Assembly of International Religion in Montreux of Switzerland.

- 1955 - Great Assembly of International Religion in Baguio of Japan.

- 1965 - Great Assembly of International Theology in Bruxelles of Belgium.

- 1966 – Great Assembly of University Losbanos in Bagio of Philippines.

- 1975 - Great Assembly of International Religion in New Delhi of India.

The Geneve Agreement dated 20^th July 1954 was not carried out fully. The situation of Vietnam was very gloomy at that time because the governments of two Northern and Southern Regions of Vietnam were supported by Foreign Countries. The government of Republic Democratic Vietnam of North was led by President Ho Chi Minh under the support of International Communist bloc with Russia and China. The government of Southern Republic Vietnam was led by President Ngo Dinh Diem under the support of Freedom World bloc with powerful country such as Capital America.

From the time of Geneve Agreement dated 20^th July 1954, signed in Switzerland, there were nine powerful countries signing in Agreement for dividing Vietnam in two by choosing Ben Hai river as a border of North and South and 17^th parallel. It is same to the division of division stage of Nguyen and Trinh King with Gianh river as a brother in 17^th century 1627.

His Holiness Ho Phap could not only watch Foreign Countries inciting and imposing to cause fights. Therefore, His Holiness Ho Phap found a method to remove the complicated situation, He afterward exiled by himself one more time to live in Cambodia – a Neutral Nation named as a member of five standard of “CO-EXISTING PEACFULLY” promoted by Prime Minister Nneru of India.

In the morning of 5^th January Binh Than year according to lunar calendar (16^th February 1956), His Holiness Ho Phap and some dignitaries left the Holy See of Tay Ninh to exile to Cambodia. Undoubtedly, it had been arranged by the GOD. His Holiness Ho Phap acted as the GOD’s will by a determined program with a exiled journey to Cambodia in order to the Neutral Standpoint to avoid the pressure of fight of two Communism and Capitalism blocs over the world.

In Phnom Penh capital of Cambodia, His Holiness Ho Phap promoted a POLITICAL PROGRAM OF CO-EXISTING PEACFULLY to essentially awake Vietnamese to soon carry out the rights of citizen because there were three core targets: “By Citizen, Serve Citizen, Found Citizen’s Right. Only citizen could save the dangerous situation for future of nation and race. We had to steadily maintain peace, mercy even how Powerful Countries were changing. We needed to be wise to combine force to determinedly protect the peace of our inner nation completely”.

On 15^th March Binh Than year (26^th March 1956), His Holiness Ho Phap sent two letters to President Ho Chi Minh, the leader of Republic Democratic Vietnam Government and President Ngo Dinh Diem, the leader of Democratic Vietnam Government to call for emulation examination of “Humanity” between religions of Southern and Northern Vietnam.

How unfortunate! At that time, due to deep influence of foreign countries, two governments of North and South of Vietnam could have no power to determine their race fate, they did not dare to sit closely to discuss the suggestion of His Holiness Ho Phap stated in the Political Grogram of Existing Peacefully. Concurrently, His Holiness Ho Phap also sent a letter No.138/HP/VPHP dated 3^rd November 1956 to Venerable of Religions:

“The present situation is reaching the harsh and dangerous stage for future fate of Vietnam divided in two with two races under the influence of two blocs of Communism and Capitalism causing the intestine war in division in two of Vietnam.

Besides, His Holiness Ho Phap also gave the General Secretary of United Nations a the Method of International Concord Peace in order to harmony two blocs of Capitalism and Communism in soon understanding together, in making concessions to exist, in loving together as blood brothers under one great roof with complete peace.

“Vietnamese blood has bled in the ancestor land in enduring foreign power. That is a misfortune for Vietnamese race due to the previous blood disaster from the dynasty of Trinh and Nguyen King”.

It is thought that if the governments of two regions of Southern and Northern Vietnam under President Ho Chi Minh and President Ngo Dinh Diem had a little bit of power to decide the fate of race and nation and enthusiastically carried out the Policy of Co-existing Peacefully – the Progenitor of peaceful policy and concord race, this animal fatherland would not fall into decay in sufferings, the Vietnamese compatriots would determinedly have peace and mercy long since. One obvious evidence can prove that after Viet Minh had won the fight of Dien Bien Phu, the momentum of driving off invaders of whole Vietnamese compatriots from South to North became very enthusiastic with over strength to release the Southern Vietnam easily so that Vietnam could be completely peaceful and independent. However, the government of Northern Vietnam was deeply effected on foreign country such as China with full prerogative experience in interest the “Ban Mon Diem” Agreement in1953 in dividing Korea in two into Southern and Northern Korea.

Even the method of harmonizing two blocs of Capitalism and Communism of His Holiness Ho Phap was not advocated enthusiastically by powerful countries, many powerful countries paid attention much, considered and answered His Holiness Ho Phap by warm and respectful reply.

Moreover, many good changes gradually appeared. The method of harmonizing two blocs of Capitalism and Communism was not a call from desert. In contrary, it became a very habitual sound “Co-existing peacefully”, a noun often reminded by people on the world. Especially, it was more and more valuable according to demonstrations of countries loving peace. Two blocs of Capitalism and Communism are not the win between two blocs, each bloc also has its correct aspect and incorrect aspect.

The correct aspect is for no way to solve by force. If two blocs fight together by nuclear weapon, the disaster will destroy two blocs and all human beings.

The incorrect aspect is to wipe the society substance, they do not believe on which way that they are going. Two systems are due to necessary of living, they must co-exist peacefully, must control themselves toward rule, must complete themselves to reach the truth.

The encouragement for humankind came world. On April 1971, 24^th General Assembly of Russia Communism was held in Mosco with a declaration about détente with China and cooperated well with America. That was a happy signal of change for humankind. Then the highest leader of Catholicism, the Pope Phaolo VI declared: “set up a society in brother relation on this earth”.

In next, the table-tennis sport delegation of America and three journalists of America were invited by China to visit Bac Kinh capital of China. After 20 absolutely no relation, China and America began to have relations. The welcome toward America sport delegation was very warm to enough prove acknowledgement of world: This unique relation would certainly bring a secret conference and sudden change of America toward Indochina in which Vietnam was a main point that needed to be solved fast and well under the negotiation without force.

With foremost speech of Prime Minister Chu An Lai in welcoming America table-tennis delegation, it showed the good trend after many blood experiments with “sea of people” on the Dien Bien Phu base of Vietnam and Korea base in 1955. The tiny nations could escape from “death claw” just by a short declaration of Prime Minister Chu An Lai: “ALL MEN IN FOUR OCEANS ARE BROTHERS”.

On 26^th March 1956, His Holiness Ho Phap showed the Policy of Co-existing Peacefully with determination to save humankind. The Caodaism disciples sometimes had to pay by blood in prison of Southern Vietnam to contribute to Policy of Co-existing Peacefully with wish for independence, freedom, union, escape from fight of two blocs of Capitalism and Communism under an oath that they never lived in a same sky.

The Caodaism dignitary and disciple delegation volunteered to fill in the Ben Hai river, discreetly went to the 17^th parallel on 17^th April Binh Than year (1956) to hang a white flag at the second span of Hien Luong bridge of Ben Hai river. That flag was named as a “Nhan-Uyen” flag on behalf of peace. The purpose of this action was to call two governments of two regions of Northern and Southern Vietnam to throw away the hate to sit closely for finding a suitable method of harmony of two sides. The Lieutenant-Colonel Le Van Thoai, the leader of delegation completed the duty excellently. The white flag flew on the Hien Luong bridge of Ben Hai river to produce a stir toward provinces of North and South. It also made the government of Southern Vietnam worried much.

In the Southern Vietnam, at that time, all dignitaries, sub-dignitaries and male and female disciples determinedly approved the Policy of Co-existing Peacefully. Therefore, many dignitaries of Hiep Thien Dai (Palace of Divine Alliance) volunteered to undertake important duties in campaign board of Policy of Co-existing Peacefully of South. The members of campaign board were reported to the Centre.

On the 20^th March Binh Than year (30 April 1956), one letter was sent by His Holiness Ho Phap from Phnom Penh capital to all members of campaign board with warm words:

“Whoever enthusiastically loves nation ardently in saving the dangerous situation of nation, please contribute whole strength for cooperation with My (Ban Dao/I/Poor Monk) comrades to receive this credentials due to people, due to service for people, due to setting up rights for people so that all people have enough rights to save nation.

On 23rd June 1956, His Holiness Ho Phap assigned the Elder Brother Hien Phap (Religious Constitution) Truong Huu Duc on behalf of Caodaism Sacerdotal Council of Tay Ninh Holy See to take an audience to President Ngo Dinh Diem in order to know more attitude of Southern Government at that time for Policy of Co-existing Peacefully advocated by His Holiness Ho Phap.

One delegation of Sacerdotal Council was founded: Quyen Thuong Chanh Phoi Su²¹ Thuong Sang Thanh, Thai Chanh Phoi Su²² Thai Bo Thanh, Si Tai (Archivist) Le Quang Tan (on behalf of Elder Brother Hien Phap²³) to go to take an audience toward President Ngo Dinh Diem.

Concurrently, the campaign boards of Policy of Co-existing Peacefully belonging provinces, districts, towns were founded readily with an elevated spirit in protect the drop of blood of Vietnamese to avoid shedding groundlessly. This made Southern Government of Vietnam worried and very fretty. From that reason, in some places, disciples were arrested in provinces with a theory policy “eating National rice but adoring Communist ghost”.

The ardent heart for peace of Caodaism disciples was distrusted that they were relative to Communist as lackey for Communist and then they were arrested, repressed and confined. The guideline praising the lag of save of Caodaism is to have to love together, to have to be just as brothers in same roof with no discrimination for Capitalism or Communism, to have to consider as brothers with a same father.

In the Middle Vietnam, the police inspector of Ngo Dinh Can dynasty hurriedly founded the culprit who dared to suddenly broke the Hien Luong bridge to hung the white flag. On the way of returning, in Quang tri province, the Lieutenant-Colonel Le Van Thoai was arrested by the police inspector of Ngo Dinh Can suddenly. About three brothers, Nguyen Van Ky, Nguyen Quoc Dai, Nguyen Van Loi were also arrested at Quang Tri coach station. Four brothers Thoai, Ky, Dai, Loi were only free to went back Tay Ninh Holy See after being taken and confined for three years in Hue.

They carried out the responsibility of Vietnamese citizen and absolutely believed in the divine poem given by Cao Thuong Pham dated 23^rd April 1931:

“Long Tu Phien²⁴fans stir of mountain and river,

Four brothers: Thoai, Ky, Dai, Loi were haughty to ignore danger to break into Hien Luong bridge suddenly at 17^th parallel to hung the white flag in order to fulfill mission of pious disciple with three years of prison. It is thought that it is over the limitation for a Caodaism priest.

The gentle elder brother Giao Su Thuong Cao Thanh²⁶ (Ma Cao Tang), the Religious Governor of Thua Thien Hue province died in the prison with the crime “conceal” in guiding four brothers Thoai, Ky, Dai, Loi breaking suddenly into the Hien Luong bridge of Ben Hai river on 17^th July Binh Than year (22^nd August 1956).

The volunteer delegation of Lieutenant-Colonel Le Van Thoai determinedly leveled 17^th parallel, this completed the significant mission toward two-religion compatriots of Northern and Southern Vietnam. The white flag on behalf of peace soaring at the Hien Luong bridge was the most important to awake the Northern and Southern governments to remember the disaster of division of Trinh and Nguyen dynasty so that they could be closer to find a harmony method to preserve the blood of Vietnamese. Do not depend on power of foreign countries to be bled groundlessly and need to be smart to prevent their imposing scheme.

His Holiness Ho Phap explained for dignitaries and disciples to know thoroughly: “The Vietnamese race must continue to pay the serious debt of Trinh-Nguyen ancestors, then we will have the real peace!”.

However, he should not have watched without doing something for disaster happening, His Holiness Ho Phap changed the divine mechanism but “all things are decided by GOD”.

In the Phnom Penh capital of Cambodia, His Holiness Ho Phap gave an order for gentle elder brother Giao Huu (Priest of Buddhism) Thai Tay Thanh, a dignitary of Cuu Trung Dai (Palace of Nine Divine Planes), a famous contact man of the Cambodia Governor of Religious Province to crossed directly, fast, smoothly the Phnom Penh border to Bet-Chay, to Tan Chau of Chau Doc province of Vietnam to Saigon so that he could contact with the campaign board of Policy of Co-existing Peacefully of South in order to gave the secret letter in time 14pm 18^th February 1957.

The chief of campaign board of Policy of Co-existing Peacefully of South, the Si Tai (Archivist) Nguyen Minh Ngoi received the secret letter of His Holiness Ho Phap, he assigned Si Tai (Archivist) Le Quang Tan to have to urgently cross the border to Phnom Penh to contact with the contact man Giao Huu (Priest) Thai Tay Thanh.

Obeying the order of His Holiness Ho Phap, the Si Tai (Archivist) Nguyen Minh Ngoi convened an urgent unnormal meeting of campaign board of South. The Si Tai (Archivist) Le Quang Tan provisionally handed over the position of General Secretary for Si Tai (Archivist) Nguyen Minh Ngoi so that the Si Tai (Archivist) Le Quang Tan could cross border to Phnom Penh in time to contact with the contact members according to the plan.

The Si Tai (Archivist) Le Quang Tan prepared to go with Giao Huu Thai Tay Thanh within 3 hours for arranging everything. The Si Tai Nguyen Minh Ngoi, Si Tai Bui Van Tiep, Si Tai Nguyen Ngoc Tran on behalf of Southern campaign board saw off at the Saigon-Chau Doc coach station (Kitchener street, next Ong Lanh bridge of Saigon). The present parting was very urgent. One people stayed, one left in passion of brothers with long attachment, with melancholy say of good-bye. The coach of Saigon-Chau Doc began move at 18pm on 18^th February 1957.

The Si Tai Le Quang Tan was busy in taking care of handing over provisionally the position of General Secretary for Si Tai Nguyen Minh Ngoi to catch the time of 18pm, Si Tai Le Quang Tan had to requested the help of Si Tai Nguyen Ngoc Tran to inform his family that he had to cross border to Phnom Penh with Giao Huu Thai Tay Thanh according the order of His Holiness Ho Phap.

When leaving off Chau Doc province with many experiences of crossing border, the contact man Thai Tay Thanh spent many dangerous stages. Especially, they had to cross a large river as a border of Vietnam and Cambodia. The canoe oscillated the Bet-Chay river, this was a creative ingenuity of Giao Huu (Priest) Thai Tay Thanh.

When reaching the Cambodia region, they had to change many coaches. They prepared legal documentaries living in Cambodia crossing guardrooms on the way. The contact man Thai Tay Thanh was smart in anticipation of all contingencies in order to go to Phnom Penh, Caodaism Temple smoothly and safely so that Si Tai Le Quang Tan could take an audience with His Holiness Ho Phap.

Si Tai Le Quang Tan went to His Holiness Ho Phap for audience to state all Religious situations at Tay Ninh Holy See and state the successful spreading of Policy of Co-existing Peacefully on over the Southern region of Vietnam due to the enthusiastic determination of all male and female dignitaries, sub-dignitaries and disciples on over the nation with effective activities from provinces, districts, towns, villages. After the audience, Si Tai Le Quang Tan carried out seriously the teaching of His Holiness Ho Phap: “you take an audience with Cambodia Royal government to petition to live as a political refugee in Phnom Penh and to wait for new order”. Si Tai immediately went to special police service in order to complete the legal procedure for a political refugee in Phnom Penh.

At that time, in Saigon and Western provinces of Southern Vietnam were facing on many difficulties toward Southern government. The elder brother Chon Nhon²⁷ Trinh Phong Cuong – the Governor of Sacerdotal Council of Charity Body, Thua Su (Commissary of Justice) Phan Huu Phuoc – Governor of Justice Department, Si Tai (Archivist) Tran Tan Hoi – Contact member of campaign board of POCEP²⁸ of Southern region (Policy of Co-existing Peacefully), Giao Huu (Priest) Thuong Lien Thanh – Religious Governor of Cho Lon District, Giao Huu Thuong Cao Thanh – Governor of Religious Province of Thua Thien Hue, Luat Su ( Judicial Agent) Nguyen Huu Nhan – Justice Department of Tay Ninh Holy See,…died in prison. There were over two thousand male and female dignitaries, sub-dignitaries, disciples were arrested and confined to embroider the POCEP under a very simple crime: “Caodaism eats National rice but worships Communism ghost”.

It is thought that the Southern Government severely accused the Geneve Agreement signed on 20^th July 1954 by Viet Minh and France in dividing Vietnam in two. This date was considered as a “National Hatred” date of Vietnamese race. However, the Caodaism disciple deeply propagated and founded a campaign board of POCEP over provinces, districts, villages of Vietnam. The Prime Minister Ngo Dinah Diem had a guideline of opposing against Communist while Caodaism disciples of Tay Ninh Holy See required co-existing peacefully. Did they want to co-exist peacefully with Communist then to be arrested confined by Ngo Dinah Diem dynasty? In contrary trend, some Viet Minh people did not carry out undercover activity in enemy-corrupted zone (not assemble to North) were peaceful even the Geneve Agreement was not respectfully carried out while the Caodaism disciples volunteered to even 17^th parallel naturally in breaking into the demilitarized zone to hung the white flag at Hien Luong bridge of Ben Hai river regardless of danger.

His Holiness Ho Phap was in exile in Cambodia. When receiving many reports of Sacerdotal Council and campaign board of POCEP of South about clear situation of Ngo Dinh Diem dynasty in suppressing strictly the Caodaism, His Holiness Ho Phap immediately sent a letter No. 238/HP-VPHP dated 28^th February 1957 to the Chairman of International Control for cease-fire in Vietnam.

One section translated: “…………….I request the Chairman to found a local investigation and intervene to free persons confined.

The verbatim verse: “……Je vous serai, a consequence très recommaisnant de vouloir bien faire……faire libérer le plutôt possible tous ces detenues.

…………………………”.

The next even was for one letter sent from President Ho Chi Minh – the President of Republic Democratic Vietnam Government in Hanoi to His Holiness Ho Phap in Phnom Penh with the content:

“I kindly thank for your message dated 26^th April 1956 and faithfully thank your intention of peaceful union for Vietnam. The all people of Government of Republic Democratic Vietnam from South to North and overseas compatriots determinedly and enduringly fight to carry out the ardent wish of Vietnam race in making Vietnam peaceful, united, independent, democratic, rich and strong.

His Holiness Ho Phap concurrently received a letter of General Secretary of United Nations by acclaiming the path of POCEP and method of harmonizing two blocs of Capitalism and Communism in soon carrying out the peaceful and concord foundation of world.

His Holiness Ho Phap and exile delegation of Caodaism in Cambodia also faced on many obstacles. Due to interest, fates of many Cambodian compatriots living scatteredly in provinces of Tra Vinh, Soc Trang, Can Tho, Bac Lieu, Chau Doc belonging to Southern Vietnam, the Royal Cambodia Government had to please Ngo Dinh Diem dynasty under diplomatic relation of two nations Vietnam-Cambodia. At that time, the Head State Norodom Sihanouk was very tactful, he did not directly discussed with His Holiness Ho Phap similar to times happening 1950 and 1952 that he paid honour to His Holiness Ho Phap very much. In this time, he assigned Prime Minister Pen Nouth – Royal Government to welcome the Caodaism delegation. His Holiness Ho Phap Assigned Bao Dao (Religious Conservator) Ho Tan Khoa to discuss with Prime Minister Pen Nouth.

Understanding thoroughly situation of a person in exile with experience for 5 years, 2 months in prison in Madagascar in 1941-1946, His Holiness Ho Phap sympathized with situation of Head of State Norodom Sihanouk that he could not welcome His Holiness Ho Phap solemnly as he had done before.

That is the way of world. As His Holiness shouldered the mission assigned by SUPREME BEING, His Holiness did not hesitate to leave the Centre Holy See of Tay Ninh in exile to Cambodia – a Neutral Nation in order to avoid pressure of two blocs of Capitalism and Communism to promote a POCEP regardless of dangers and he accepted all sufferings and disgraces for race toward fatherland divided by foreign countries.

At that time, the most broken-hearted thing of His Holiness Ho Phap was to receive the messages or reports of Caodaism Sacerdotal Council of Tay Ninh Holy See and campaign board of POCEP of South regarding to reporting the confinement, arrest and death situation of disciples of provinces. The deep love of His Holiness Ho Phap was for dignitaries, sub-dignitaries, disciples. Especially, it was for situation of confinement such as a situation of Si Tai (Archivist) Le Quang Tan confined for 3 months in Phnom Penh with crime name: “Breaking into Cambodia suddenly and illegal”. After leaving prison, His Holiness Ho Phap comforted Si Tai Tan with a very touched teaching: “if Ban Dao was not ill, you would not be sentenced for 3 months”. His teaching did not end, the current of tear shed on his cheeks. It made whole exile delegation could avoid a current of tear. His Holiness Ho Phap continued to say: “Ban Dao/I am old already, I can not live forever to take care you. The future of Religion, of Vietnam is due to you. You are the next generation with continuous responsibility, Ban Dao/I am only a pioneer founding the great way. That is just a first step of sacrifice to pave the path only.

His Holiness Ho Phap concurrently asked Hanh Thien²⁹ Nguyen van Hieu – a pious attaché of exile delegation: “Hieu, you went inside to take My Dress and handed over your brother Si Tai Le Quang Tan to wear for presenting himself the security department of Royal Government”. Hanh Thien Nguyen Van Hieu obeyed and brought the Dress. His Holiness Ho Phap immediately asked: “Si Tai, Ban Dao/I give you an armored dress, wear it and go with Bao Dao Ho Tan Khoa to present to Mr. Kou Roun – the Chief of security department of Cambodia Royal Government to petition for living as a politic refugee in Phnom Penh”. Si Tai Tan respectfully received the dress of His Holiness Ho Phap and worn it, then left with Bao Dao (Religious Conservator) Ho Tan Khoa to see Mr. Benkabo. They were welcomed warmly by Mr. Benkado – Commanding Officer of Security Department and he was happy to sign the documents for living in political refuge reason in Phnom Penh capital (each three-month, have to present to extend).

On 6^th May Dinh Dau year (3rd June 1957), His Holiness Ho Phap received the news of message reported by elder brother Giao Su (Bishop) Thuong Giai Thanh that the elder brother Thua Su Phan Huu Phuoc died at the Thu Duc prison (Southern Vietnam) on 23pm of 6^th May Dinh Dau year.

His Holiness Ho Phap asked to invite elder brother Thai Chanh Phoi Su Thai Khi Thanh³⁰ - the Religious Region Governor of China to celebrate the ceremony for Thua Su Phan Huu Phuoc and His Holiness also assigned elder brother Doc Nhac³¹ Tran Thien Niem to handle “Rowing a Boat”³² ceremony at the Khach Dinh (House of funeral) on 20pm of 6^th May Dinh Dau year (3^rd June 1957) solemnly. Through the time of exile in Cambodia, that was the first time that His Holiness attended as a chairman of “Rowing Boat” ceremony of Thua Su (Commissary of Justice) Phan Huu Phuoc with affectionate favour for a dignitary of Palace of Divine Alliance sacrificing his life to the Great Way completely.

The Disciples of Cambodia could remember clearly that after the “Rowing Boat” ceremony of Commissary of Justice Phan Huu Phuoc, His Holiness Ho Phap with all dignitaries of exile delegation and Sacerdotal Council of Religious Region and male and female disciples went to the Religious Region Office to drink tea. His Holiness Ho Phap taught with compassion: “One more loyal and dutiful child has returned to Master and Mother. The Commissary of Justice Phan Huu Phuoc has ever endured sufferings, arduousness, and obstacles in prison in Son La of Northern Vietnam under the French domination stage. Now, he sacrificed completely his body and died in prison in Southern Vietnam due to the POCEP. This is a serious loss of Sacerdotal Council”. He concurrently glanced at some dignitaries of exile delegation in Phnom Penh with continuous teaching: “Later, all dignitaries will endure many compulsions of Communist power during one more period”.

The elder brother General Observer Vo Van Khue – a dignitary of exile delegation immediately stood up and respectfully asked: “How long will we have to endure the Communist power?”.

His Holiness Ho Phap answered: “Ban Dao/I give you one million, you spend much and fast, that amount will end soon! And SUPREME BEING let them enjoy the favour, however they are not virtuous but they are very cruel, then SUPREME BEING will take it back soon!

You still perhaps remember the Allegory of His Holiness Ly-Tai-Pei given to teach you for long time! Why don’t you read the “Allegory” of Ly Great Immortal again?”

The teachings of His Holiness Ly-Tai-Pei had predicted the future situations of Vietnamese race happening correctly.

It was thought that at night of 6^th May Dinh Dau year (7^th June 1957), His Holiness Ho Phap predicted that Vietnamese race would have to live under Communist power for a period.

His Holiness Ho Phap knew the divine law determined with no way of avoiding. He could not keep silent to watch the situation. Therefore His Holiness Ho Phap founded entered the Tri Hue Cung (Wisdom Palace) to meditate on 16^th January Tan Mao year (21^st February 1951) in order to call the children of SUPREME BEING, foremost 9,200,000 Men of Origin Soul so that they could be enlightened to watch the Enlightenment Palace and they had to enter that door in order to obtain the deliverance mechanism. After that, they could enter the Divine Door of Eternal Life founded separately for each person by SUPREME BEING.

There is a question asked that what purpose does His Holiness Ho Phap meditate? What is the meaning of meditation of His Holiness Ho Phap for 3 months on 21^st February 1951?

“I have heard a very anomalous rumour of life. I stand on the preaching hall to essentially interpret the meaning of entering the Wisdom Palace.