Zài lǐ jiào (English spelling)

Japanese: 在理教 - ざいりきょう（英語表記）Zài lǐ jiào

A secret folk religion in China. It is said to have been founded by Yang Lairu in Jimo County, Shandong Province in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, and is also known as a branch of the White Lotus Sect. Its founder was Master Nankai (Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva), and it worships both Taoshang Laojun (Laozi) and Confucius, and its doctrine is the unity of the three religions: upholding Buddhist law, learning Confucian rituals, and cultivating Taoist practices. It strictly forbids drinking alcohol and smoking opium, and treats illnesses with the belief that "reason resides within me," so it spread throughout the country by the end of the 19th century. It was suppressed after the founding of the People's Republic of China. [Sakaide Yoshinobu]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

中国の民間秘密宗教。明末･清初の楊萊如が山東省即墨県で創始したといわれ，また白蓮教の支流とも称される。南海大師(観世音菩薩)を教祖とし，太上老君(老子)，孔子をあわせまつり，仏教の法を奉じ，儒教の礼を習い，道教の行を修めるという三教一体を宗旨とする。飲酒とアヘン吸飲を厳しく禁じ，〈我に理在り〉の信念によって治療したので，19世紀末には全国に広まった。中華人民共和国成立後，弾圧された。【坂出祥伸】

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