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Zaili teaching

Zailiism
在理教 Zàilǐjiào
TypeChinese salvationist religion
FounderYang Zai
Origin17th century
Tianjin
Members1948: 15 million[1]
Other name(s)Liism, Gate of the Principle (理门 Lǐmén), White-Clad Way (白衣道), Octagon Way (八方道)
Official websitehttp://www.liism.org/

Zailiism (在理教, the "Way of the Abiding Principle"[a]) or Liism (理教[b]),[2] also known as the Baiyidao (白衣道[c] "White-Clad Way") or Bafangdao (八方道[d] "Octagonal Way"), is a Chinese folk religious sect of north China, founded in the 17th century by Yang Zai.[3] It claims a Taoist identity[4] and is centered on the worship of Guanyin as the incarnation of the principle of the universe, the "Only God of the Unlimited" (无极只神 Wújí Zhīshén).[5]

  1. ^ Michael Pye. Exploring Religions in Motion. Walter de Gruyter, 2003. ISBN 1614511918. p. 159
  2. ^ Goossaert, Palmer. 2011. p. 98
  3. ^ Dubois (2005), p. 107.
  4. ^ Palmer, 2011. p. 27
  5. ^ Tertitski (2007).


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