Yiguandao

Yiguandao is a Chinese religious movement that teaches religions share a single divine origin. Its teachings combine Confucian, Buddhist, Taoist, and other traditions.

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Three Teachings: The Chinese synthesis of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism as complementary traditions. Yiguandao draws on all three traditions while placing them within a wider account of divine unity.
Luo Teaching: A Chinese salvationist tradition founded by Luo Qing in the fifteenth century. It belongs to the sectarian lineage from which Yiguandao’s religious world developed.
Three Treasures (Yiguandao): A Yiguandao initiation teaching centered on a sacred phrase, gesture, and point of transmission. Initiates receive these signs as a practical means of spiritual cultivation and salvation.
Yiguandao in Taiwan: The development of Yiguandao in Taiwan after its migration from mainland China. Taiwan became a major base for the movement after it was suppressed on the mainland.
Confucianism: A Chinese ethical and philosophical tradition centered on moral cultivation, social relationships, and good governance. Yiguandao incorporates Confucian ethics but also teaches salvation through a universal divine source.
Maitreya: The future Buddha in Buddhist traditions, expected to appear when the teachings of Gautama Buddha have faded. Yiguandao identifies Maitreya with its redemptive vision of the present age.
Xiantian Dao: A Chinese religious tradition emphasizing the primordial order and the return of human beings to their origin. Yiguandao inherited its central concern with returning to a primordial divine source.
Yiguandao initiation: A ritual through which a person enters Yiguandao and receives its foundational teachings. Initiation is understood to establish a direct connection with the divine source.
Yiguandao in Malaysia: The history and practice of Yiguandao communities in Malaysia. The movement spread through Chinese migration and established communities across Southeast Asia.
Buddhism: A religious tradition based on the teachings of the Buddha and paths toward liberation from suffering. Yiguandao adopts Buddhist figures and ideas while integrating them with other traditions.