White Lotus
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This article is about the religious and political movement. For the TV series, see The White Lotus. For other uses, see White Lotus (disambiguation).
The White Lotus (traditional Chinese: 白蓮教; simplified Chinese: 白莲教; pinyin: Báiliánjiào; Wade–Giles: Pai-lien chiao; lit. 'White Lotus Religion') is a syncretic religious and political movement which forecasts the imminent advent of the "King of Light" (明王), i.e., the future Buddha Maitreya.[1] As White Lotus sects developed, they appealed to many Han Chinese who found solace in the worship of the Queen Mother of the West (or the "Birthless Old Mother" traditional Chinese: 無生老母; simplified Chinese: 无生老母).
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White Lotus | |
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白蓮教 | |
Classification | Chinese salvationist |
Orientation | Maitreya teachings |
Language | Chinese |
Founder | Huiyuan |
Origin | during Jin dynasty Mount Lu, Jiujiang |
Branched from | Pure Land Buddhism |
Absorbed | Chinese Manichaeism |
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