Sanyi teaching

The Sanyi teaching (Chinese: 三一教; pinyin: Sanyi jiao; literally: "teaching of the Three in the One") or Xia teaching or Xiaism (Chinese: 夏教; pinyin: Xia jiao; literally: "teaching of summer") is a sect of the Chinese folk religion primarily based on Confucian moral ideas and ancestral worship, but including Taoist meditation techniques and pursuit of enlightenment (typical of Buddhism).[1][2] 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.[3] The Great Pole is the One that contains yin and yang, the Two, in the Three.

History

Xiaism was founded by Lin Zhao'en (1517–98), in Putian, Fujian.[2] After his death, he was deified as the "Lord of the Three-in-One", and is worshipped in over a thousand temples in the Xinghua region of Fujian, and also in Taiwan and Southeast Asia's Chinese communities.[2] Xiaist practices include the "heart method" of self-cultivation, which is still widely practised in Xinghua today.[2]

Rituals

Xiaism has its independent ritual tradition, similar to those of Taoism and Buddhism. Its ritual specialists perform communal offerings (jiao) and funeral services (gongde), along with individual rites.[2] In some communities in the Xinghua region, the Sanyi temple has become the primary village temple, centre of collective life.[2] Annual pilgrimages are made to the religion's central temple, the Zongkongtang, in Putian, Fujian.[2] The religion had over 500,000 adherents in the Xinghua area in 1998.[4]

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References

  1. ↑ Seiwert, 2003. p. 343
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Edward L. Davis. Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture. ¶ Sanyi jiao
  3. ↑ Dean, 1998. pp. 36-37
  4. ↑ Dean, 1998. p. 7

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