| White Lotus | |
|---|---|
| 白蓮教 | |
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| Classification | Chinese salvationist |
| Orientation | Maitreya teachings |
| Language | Chinese |
| Founder | Huiyuan |
| Origin | during Jin dynasty Mount Lu, Jiujiang |
| Branched from | Pure Land Buddhism |
| Absorbed | Chinese Manichaeism |
The White Lotus (traditional Chinese: 白蓮教; simplified Chinese: 白莲教; pinyin: Báiliánjiào; Wade–Giles: Pai-lien chiao; lit. 'White Lotus Religion') is a syncretic religious and political movement which forecasts the imminent advent of the "King of Light" (明王), i.e., the future Buddha Maitreya.[1] As White Lotus sects developed, they appealed to many Han Chinese who found solace in the worship of the Queen Mother of the West (or the "Birthless Old Mother" traditional Chinese: 無生老母; simplified Chinese: 无生老母).