Lo Chʾing
Lo Chʾing (1443–1527). Founder of an eclectic religion in China. From his writings, gathered in Five Works in Six Volumes, it seems clear that he attained enlightenment after a personal quest. His teaching attacks the vacuity of ritual and prayer, and stresses in contrast the importance of gratitude—for everything and everyone on whom one's being depends. His school has diversified into a number of different sects, including one, the Dragon Flower Way (Lunghua) which has somewhat reversed his teaching and includes a ritual element.
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