From Three-in-One Doctrine to the Religion of Three-in-One: Lin Chaoen’s syncretic religion
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
| Field | Value | |
| Title | From Three-in-One Doctrine to the Religion of Three-in-One: Lin Chaoen’s syncretic religion | |
| Creator | Tang, Zhejia | |
| Description | In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, Lin Chaoen, who was also called the ‘Two heresies of Minzhong’ with Li Zhi, was famous for advocating the thought of ‘Three-in-One Doctrine’ and establishing the Religion of Three-in-One. In the past, the study of Lin Chaoen and the Religion of Three-in-One was basically based on religious study, and his identity as a scholar was ignored. Therefore, this article mainly analyses Lin Chaoen’s thought of ‘Three-in-One Doctrine’ from the field of philosophy and reveals the close relationship between his theory of three religions and the formation of the Religion of Three-in-One. Lin Chaoen’s thought originated from Yangming’s mind philosophy; thus, the emergence of the Religion of Three-in-One also means that the traditional Confucianism has the possibility of becoming a folk religion.Contribution: This article examines Lin Chaoen’s thought of ‘Three-in-One Doctrine’ from the perspective of philosophical theory, and reveals that the essence of his thought of ‘Three-in-One Doctrine’ is Yangming’s mind philosophy. Moreover, this article analyses the transformation process from the thought of ‘Three-in-One Doctrine’ to the Religion of Three-in-One, and reveals that the Religion of Three-in-One is a new type of folk religion developed from an academic group. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2023-11-16 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/hts.v79i5.9210 | |
| Source | HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies; Vol 79, No 5 (2023); 6 pages 2072-8050 0259-9422 | |
| Language | eng | |
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