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TheChinese religions of fasting (simplified Chinese:斋教;traditional Chinese:齋教;pinyin:zhāijiāo;Pe̍h-ōe-jī:chai-kàu) are a subgroup of theChinese salvationist religions. Their name refers to the strictvegetarianfasting diet that believers follow. This subgroup originated as theLǎoguān zhāijiào (老官齋教 "Venerable Officials' teaching of fasting") sect that departed from the eastern "Great Vehicle" proliferation ofLuoism in the 16th century and adopted features of theWhite Lotus tradition.[1][2]
The Chinese religions of fasting are the following three:[3][4]
In the 1890s, azhaijiao group assumed the functions of government inGutian County, leading to theKucheng Massacre.[5]
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