Way of the Li Family

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Lijia Dao
Lijia dao in ancient Seal script
Chinese name
Chinese	李家道
Literal meaning	Li family way
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lǐjiā dào Wade–Giles Li-chia tao Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Lei5 gaa1 dou6 Middle Chinese Middle Chinese LiX kæ dawX Old Chinese Baxter–Sagart (2014) C.rəʔ kˁra kə.lˁuʔ
Korean name
Hangul	이가도
Hanja	李家道
Transcriptions McCune–Reischauer I ga do
Japanese name
Kanji	李家道
Hiragana	りかどう
Transcriptions Revised Hepburn Ri ka dō

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Lijia Dao (李家道, Way of the Li Family) was one of the oldest schools of religious Daoism^{[broken anchor]} and was popular throughout South China during the Six Dynasties (220-589). Lijia dao was founded by Li A. Since several Way of the Li Family practices resembled those of the Way of the Celestial Masters, such as healing with (fu) amulets and holding expensive chu "Kitchen" feasts, the sect is associated with the Southern Celestial Masters. Mainstream Daoist schools denounced the Way of the Li Family as heterodox, particularly for its charlatan healers who claimed extraordinary longevity. For instance, Li Tuo (李脫) or Li Babai (李八百, "Li Eight-Hundred[-Years-Old]") and his disciple Li Hong (李弘) were executed in 324 for practicing sorcery and plotting rebellion.