Tianxian miaodao

The Tianxian miaodao (天仙庙道 "Way of the Temple of the Heavenly Immortals"), incorporated as the Church of the Way of the Temple of the Heavenly Immortals (天仙庙道会 Tiānxiān miàodào huì), is a Chinese salvationist religious sect centered in Henan.[1] It was founded in the mid-19th century and flourished in the early republic, and was known for its rebellious aptitude towards the state.[1] Despite systematic efforts of the later communist republic to suppress it in the 1950s and 1960s, it has persisted to the present day.[1]

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Stylisation of the 禄 lù or 子 zi grapheme, respectively meaning "prosperity", "furthering", "welfare" and "son", "offspring". 字 zì, meaning "word" and "symbol", is a cognate of 子 zi and represents a "son" enshrined under a "roof". The symbol is ultimately a representation of the north celestial pole (Běijí 北极) and its spinning constellations, and as such it is equivalent to the Eurasian symbol of the swastika, 卍 wàn.
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Zhenkong, "Void of Truth".
Zhenkong, "Void of Truth".

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See also

References
  1. Ownby (1996).

Sources
  • Ownby, David (1996). "Scriptures of the Way of the Temple of the Heavenly Immortals". Chinese Studies in History. 29 (3): 5–14. doi:10.2753/CSH0009-463329035.


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