Cao Đài's first disciples, Ngô Văn Chiêu, Cao Quỳnh Cư, Phạm Công Tắc and Cao Hoài Sang, claimed to have received direct communications from God, who gave them explicit instructions for establishing a new religion that would commence the Third Era of Religious Amnesty.
Cao Đài esimesed jüngrid, Ngô Văn Chiêu, Cao Quỳnh Cư, Phạm Công Tắc ja Cao Hoài Sang väitsid end olevat kõnelnud Jumalaga, kes andis neile täpsed juhtnöörid uue religiooni rajamiseks, mis alustaks Kolmanda Ajastu.