Tiandi teachings

Tiandiism is a group of Chinese salvationist sects, namely the Holy Church of the Heavenly Virtue and the Lord of Universe Church, which emerged respectively from the teachings of Xiao Changming and Li Yujie, disseminated in the early 20th century. The Lord of Universe Church is actually a later development of the former, established in the 1980s.

Tiandiism
Heavenly Deity religions
天帝教 Tiāndìjiào
Both churches use, as their symbol, variations of the ancient Tian 天 character to resemble a human figure and a flame.
TypeChinese salvationist religion
Distinct fellowships① Holy Church of the Heavenly Virtue (天德聖教)
② Lord of Universe Church (天帝教)
FounderXiao Changming (1900s)
Li Yujie (1978)
Origin20th century
Anhui, Taiwan
Members2005, combined membership in Taiwan: 500.000 (2.2%)
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These religions focus on the worship of the "Heavenly Deity" or "Heavenly Emperor" (Tiāndì 天帝), on health through the proper cultivation of qi, and teach a style of qigong named Tianren qigong. According to scholars, the doctrines of Li Yujie are traceable to the Taoist tradition of Huashan, where he studied for eight years. The Lord of Universe Church is active both in Taiwan and mainland China, where it has high-level links.

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