The Way of the Gods according to the Confucian Tradition (Chinese: 儒宗神教 Rúzōng Shénjiào), also called the Luandao (鸾道 "Phoenix Way" or 鸾门 Luánmén, "Phoenix...

choose Confucian liturgy (called 儒; rú or 正統 (zhèngtǒng; 'orthopraxy') led by Confucian ritual masters (禮生; lǐshēng) to worship the gods, instead of Taoist...

Confucian focus. Confucian churches, for example the Yidan xuetang (一耽学堂) in Beijing, the Mengmutang (孟母堂) of Shanghai, the Way of the Gods according...

organised groups of the folk religion that adopt Confucian liturgy and identity, for example the Way of the Gods according to the Confucian Tradition or phoenix...

specifically Confucian, Taoist, and other philosophical formulations, is fundamentally monistic, that is to say, it sees the world and the gods who produce...

also claim a Confucian identity. According to He Guanghu, Confucianism may be identified as a continuation of the official religion of the Shang and Zhou...

combination of Buddhism and Taoism with a Confucian worldview, which is collectively termed as Chinese folk religion. According to a recent 2023 study, 53% of China's...

comes in different interpretations according to the Chinese classics and Chinese folk religion, and specifically Confucian, Taoist, and other philosophical...

Wǔshén (五神 "Five Gods") are, in Chinese canonical texts and common Chinese religion, the fivefold manifestation of the supreme God of Heaven (天 Tiān, or...

introduction of Confucian thought as part of the cultural influence from China. Today the legacy of Confucianism remains a fundamental part of Korean society...

Shoeki, who denounced Confucian scholars and Buddhist clergy as spiritual oppressors of his age, though he still venerated the gods of old Japan as a pantheist...

and tō (道), which means "way", "road" or "path". "Shintō" (神道, "the Way of the Gods") was a term already used in the Book of Changes referring to the divine...

and religious tradition indigenous to China, emphasizing harmony with the Tao—generally understood as an impersonal, enigmatic process of transformation...

Confucian scholar Zheng Xuan glossed: "Shangdi is another name for Heaven". Dong Zhongshu said: "Heaven is the ultimate authority, the king of gods who...

further formalized and defined Confucian beliefs as an apologetic response to Buddhism. He emphasized the ethics of the Way. He explicitly paired "Tao" and...

telling of the actions of many of the cosmic gods and cultural heroes. Đạo Mẫu is a distinct form of Vietnamese shamanism, giving prominence to some mother...

legends and worshipping of whales (whale gods) have been referred to Dragon Kings after the arrival of Buddhism. Some Buddhist traditions describe a figure...

"Way of the Mysterious Origin")—founded in 1952 Confucian Way of the Gods (儒宗神教 Rúzōng Shénjiào)—started in 1853, formally established in 1979 Lord of...

the human being. The competing factions of the Confucians and the fangshi, regarded as representatives of the ancient religious tradition inherited from...

the regions of Gyeonggi and Honam. Fundamentalist Christians continue to oppose the syncretic aspects of the culture including Confucian traditions and...

'Way of the Virtuous Man') is a Confucian-Taoist religious movement in northeast China. Its name as a social body is the Universal Church of the Way and...

the Datong shu of Kang Youwei. The Confucian interpretation is comparable to the doctrine of the Spirit in Hegelian thought. Ren ("humaneness", the essence...

(2015). The Sage and the People: The Confucian Revival in China. Oxford University Press. p. 263. ISBN 978-0190258146 "Yiguandao’s Response to the COVID-19...

people, Confucian scholars, and foreign aliens who are different from ordinary people. The practice of deifying humans after death is a way to put to rest...

in liturgical services. The practice of a religion may also include sermons, commemoration of the activities of a God or gods, sacrifices, festivals,...

rituals for village gods were being held by men according to Confucian norms, complete with invocations in Chinese instead of Korean. The sacred stories associated...

("guarded"). According to the traditions of Mesopotamian religions, there were gods entrusted with the divine secrets and they passed on the knowledge to royalty...

inaccessible to mortals. This is often achieved through spiritual self-cultivation, alchemy, or worship by others. This is different from the gods in Chinese...

more like the South Asian concept of atman. Shinto is an animistic folk religion practiced in Japan. Shinto literally means "the way of the gods". Many Japanese...

..]» According to Zhuo Xinping (2011), Chinese patriarchal religion and Confucianism complemented each other in ancient China, as the Confucian religion...