Way of Former Heaven

The Way of Former Heaven, or Hsien-t'ien tao (先天道) encompasses five religious groups of Chinese origin. They claim to strive for unification of Christianity, Islam, Confucianism Taoism and Buddhism. They were violently suppressed by the People's Republic of China. The sum of adherents of these groups possibly exceeded 5 millions in 1947. The origin of this line of religious practice can be traced to the 18th century.

The groups

• I-Kuan Tao ("Way of Unity"),
• T'ung-shan She ("Society of Goodness"),
• Tien-te Sheng-chiao ("Sacred Religion of Celestial Virtue"),
• Daoyuan ("Sanctuary of the Tao"),
• Tz'u-hui Tang ("Compassion Society").

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