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The White Lotus Rebellion (Chinese: 川 楚 白 蓮 教 起 義; pinyin: Chuān chŭ bái lián jiào qǐ yì, 1794–1804) was a rebellion initiated by followers of the White Lotus movement during the Qing dynasty of China.
The White Lotus reemerged in the late 18th century in the form of an inspired Chinese movement in many different forms and sects. In 1774, the herbalist and martial artist Wang Lun founded a derivative sect of the White Lotus that promoted underground meditation teachings in Shandong province, not far from Beijing near the city of Linqing. [14]
White Lotus Societies, Buddhist sects which became an influential secret societies in imperial China Red Turban Rebellion, a 1351–1368 rebellion that overthrew the Yuan dynasty; White Lotus Rebellion, a 1794–1804 rebellion during the Qing dynasty
Mao Ziyuan (Chinese: 茅子元, c. 1096–1166) also known by his Dharma name Cizhao (慈照) was a Chinese Buddhist monk who founded a popular Pure Land Buddhist community known as the White Lotus School (bailian-zong 白蓮宗, also known as 白蓮菜 White Lotus Vegetarians) during the Song dynasty. [1]
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After the Song dynasty was defeated in 1279, all of China came under the rule of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Han people did not accept foreign rule and organized resistance against the Mongols. The most prominent of the anti-Mongol societies and sects was the White Lotus, a secret Buddhist organization heavily influenced by Manichaeism.
The rebellion was started by some elements of the millenarian Tianli Sect (天理教) or Heavenly Principle Sect, which was a branch of the White Lotus Sect. Led by Lin Qing (林清; 1770–1813) and Li Wencheng, the revolt occurred in the Zhili, Shandong, and Henan provinces of China.
[63] [65] [88] Its core teaching influences many religious sects in China, including the White Lotus movement. [89] According to Wendy Doniger, Manichaeism may have continued to exist in the Xinjiang region until the Mongol conquest in the 13th century. [90] Manicheans also suffered persecution for some time under the Abbasid Caliphate of Baghdad.