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Nghien cuu Tim giao. .Sd6 - 2009 69

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I. KHAI NIEM CHUNG

1. Chfl Ha n ggi la cd la trdng ft, la ki

M, la xi ^ . Can cd tren di u cd gu, cd tua

trang tri ggi la tinh ffi. Mdt each tong

quat, gdp chung he't cac loai cd, chfl Han

ggi la tinh ki M M, ki xi M ^ . Ngfldi

Viet mfldn chfl ki xi, ggi la cd xi.

Hien nay trong xa hdi, cac loai cd

trang tri le hgi dfldc ggi chung la cd

phudn.

Phi/dn dd chfl Han phan ^ la loiii cd

rat dai.

2. Ngoai ra, cdn cd bon chfl trdng phan

hdo cdi.

Trdng phan, nhfl ndi tren, la cd va

phUiin,

Cdi la dfl che phia tren diu . Khi rdng

va bet thi ggi la tdn, gid'ng nhfl tan cay.

Khi hep va sau than h d'ng thi ggi la Igng.

Bdo cdi ^ ^ la tan quy, Igng quy,

Trong mdi cugc li dfla rfldc. thfldng cd

triing phan di trfldc, bao cai di sau de che

(tau biic tdn quy. Day cung la ba mdn

thu()c ve nghi le cac tdn giao.

II. KHAI NIEM VE c 6 DAO CAO DAI

Mdi mgt qud'c gia, td chflc, tdn giao deu

cd mgt la cd lam bieu tfldng thieng Iieng

cho minh. Cd thfldng lam bin g vai, lua

(bay chat lieu khac). hinh chfl nhat, cd

niiiu si c dac trUng va cd the k(im theo

liiiib ve. Lii cd cua mdt nfldc la (iiidc ki.

HUE KHAI'

(Dd Lan Le Anh Dung)

La cd cua mdt tdn giao la dao ki. NgUdi dao

Cao Dai ggi la cd cua tdn giao minh la dgo

ki M. tt. hieu ngam la cd dao Cao Dai.

1. Cd Tam than h

La cd cua dao Cao Dai gdm cd ba mau.

Khi treo cd theo chieu dgc, ba mau ke tfl

tren xud'ng dfldi la: vang, xanh. dd, Mau

vang tUdng trUng cho Thai thanh (phai

Phat). Mau xanh dUdng tu'dng trUng cho

ThUdng thanh (phai Tien). Mau dd tUdng

trUng cho Nggc thanh (phai Nho), Do dd,

cd diio Cao Dai cflng dfldc ggi la cd Tam

thanh. Ba mau vang, xanh. dd cdn ggi la

mau Tam thanh.

Tren the gidi. qud'c ki cua mdt sd nfldc

cung gdm cd ba mau. Chang ban: Qudc ki

Dflc cd ba mau (den, dd, vang) nam song

song theo chieu dai. Qudc ki Phi p cd ba

mau (xanh dfldng, trang, dd) nam song

song theo chieu ngang. NgUdi Viet thdi

xtia quen ggi la cd Phap la cd tam tai (le

drapeau tricolore). Tieng Anh ggi ta't ca

nhUng la cd ba mau nhu the la tricolour

(tn: ba; colour', mau).

Co mgt Iin la cd dao Cao Dai cung

dUdc ggi la cd tam tai. Theo tien bdi Bao

phap Nguyin Trung Hau, tai chUa Nggc

Hoang (Da Kao) vao dem 22/7 nam Quy

Hgi (Chfl Nha t 02/9/1923). DUc Hue

Quang Diai de giang cd. ban cho bai tfl

tuyet tien tri sfl ra ddi cua diio Cao Dai

nhfl sau;

Nhii nghien ciru, Tp. lid ("lii Mmh.