Church of the Three-in-One 三一教协会 Sānyī jiào xiéhuì | |
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Type | Chinese folk religious sect |
Founder | Lin Zhao'en |
Origin | 16th century Putian, Fujian |
Other name(s) | Sanyiism (三一教), Xiaism (夏教) |
Official website | http://www.31jiao.com/ |
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The Harmonious Church of the Three-in-One (Chinese: 三一教协会; pinyin: Sānyī jiào xiéhuì[a]), or Sanyiism (Chinese: 三一教; pinyin: Sānyī jiào) and Xiaism (Chinese: 夏教; pinyin: Xià jiào[b]), is a Chinese folk religious sect of Confucian character founded in the 16th century by Lin Zhao'en, in Putian.[1] In 2011, it was officially recognised by the government of Fujian.[2]
The religion is based on Confucian moral ideas and ancestral worship, and includes meditation techniques modeled after neidan (Chinese: 內丹术; pinyin: nèidān shù) and pursuit of enlightenment.[1][3] Differently from other Chinese folk religious sects, the Sanyi philosophy is not expounded in the sentimental vernacular language but in the elaborate language of the Confucian literary tradition.[1] The "Three in One" is a philosophical concept expressing the original trinity proceeding from the Tao, the two principles, yin and yang, of the Great Pole.[4] The Great Pole is the One that contains yin and yang, the Two, in the Three.
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