Huazhaidao (华斋道 "Way of Flowers and Fasting") is a
Chinese folk religious sect
Chinese salvationist religions or Chinese folk religious sects are a Chinese religious tradition characterised by a concern for salvation (moral fulfillment) of the person and the society.; ''passim'' They are distinguished by egalitarianism, a f ...
of
Henan
Henan (; or ; ; alternatively Honan) is a landlocked province of China, in the central part of the country. Henan is often referred to as Zhongyuan or Zhongzhou (), which literally means "central plain" or "midland", although the name is a ...
that as of the 1980s was a proscribed religion in
China
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as testified by the arrest of various
Communist Party
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members who joined the sect in those years.
History
Yang Sende (or Desen) and Yang Maicun were two members of the sect who were arrested in
Linzhou,
Henan
Henan (; or ; ; alternatively Honan) is a landlocked province of China, in the central part of the country. Henan is often referred to as Zhongyuan or Zhongzhou (), which literally means "central plain" or "midland", although the name is a ...
, in the 1980s. According to official reports, Sende was a brigade leader and Communist Party member since 1946. The Yangs spread the teachings of the Huazhaidao sect by claiming their efficacy in
healing
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the sick. In Linzhou they persuaded dozens of Communist Party members and local civil servants to join the Huazhaidao.
See also
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Chinese salvationist religions
Chinese salvationist religions or Chinese folk religious sects are a Chinese religious tradition characterised by a concern for salvation (moral fulfillment) of the person and the society.; ''passim'' They are distinguished by egalitarianism, a ...
References
Sources
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** List first published in: {{cite journal , title = Appendix: Sects and Societies Recently or Currently Active in the PRC , journal = Chinese Sociology & Anthropology , volume = 21 , issue = 4 , pages = 103–104 , date = 1989 , doi = 10.2753/CSA0009-46252104102
Chinese salvationist religions