 Weixinism 唯心聖教 Wéixīn Shèngjiào | |
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| Scripture | Collection of scriptures from the Chinese religio-philosophical tradition; Apocalypse Scriptures and Weixin Canon by Grand Master Hun Yuan |
| Founder | Grand Master Hun Yuan (1944–) |
| Members | 300,000 core members, estimated 1 million more followers.[1] |
| Official website | http://cjs.tw/ |
Weixinism (唯心教 Wéixīnjiào), institutionally also known by the extended title of Holy Church of the Heart-Only (唯心聖教 Wéixīn Shèngjiào) is one of the Chinese salvationist religions born in Taiwan in the late 20th century. It was founded in 1984 in Taichung by Grand Master Hun Yuan. Its global core membership is about 300,000, with a larger audience estimated by Taiwan's Ministry of Internal Affairs at 1,000,000.[1] The church has quickly spread to mainland China since the early 2000s, where it functions as a platform for joint initiatives of the Chinese mainland and Taiwanese governments for the renewal of Chinese culture. It has also developed as a worldwide religious movement, attracting followers not only from the Chinese diaspora, but also communities of other races, including East Asians and even Westerners.[1]
Weixinism operates a synthesis and reproposition for the modern times of ancient Chinese religion and philosophy, primarily focused on the "orthodox lineages of Yijing and fengshui", and worship of the "Three Great Ancestors" (Huangdi, Yandi and Chiyou).[2] It has been defined as a form of institutionalization of Chinese folk religion.[3]
- ^ a b c Liu, Hsiu-Yi (2018). 多元宗教市場下的本土新興教團—唯心聖教個案研究 (The Development of Indigenous New Religious Organizations in the Plural Religious Market: A Study of Weixin Shengjiao) (PhD Diss.). National Chengchi University. doi:10.6814/THE.NCCU.GIRS.007.2018.A03. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
- ^ Chen, li-Yueh; Li, Chen-Mei (2019). "Tracing the Time of the Chinese Ancestors, Yan, Huang and Chi: Weixin Shengjiao's Religious Care, Enmity-Bond Release and Universal Peace" (PDF). The Asian Conference on Cultural Studies 2019 Official Conference Proceedings. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
- ^ Chang, Hsin-fang (2014). 唯心聖教的經典、教義與實踐 — 以《唯心聖教安心真經》為主 (Scriptures, Teachings, and Practices of Weixin Shengjiao: The Perfect Scripture for Calming the Mind) (M.A. Thesis). National Chengchi University. Retrieved March 5, 2020.