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The Way of the Gods according to the Confucian Tradition (Chinese: 儒宗神教 ''Rúzōng Shénjiào''), also called the Luandao (鸾道 "Phoenix Way" or 鸾门 ''Luánmén'', "Phoenix Gate")〔Clart 2003, pp. 27-30〕 or Luanism (鸾教 ''Luánjiào'')〔Clart, Jones. 2003. p. 72〕 or—from the name of its cell congregations—the phoenix halls or phoenix churches (鸾堂 ''luántáng''), is a Confucian congregational religious movement of the Chinese traditional beliefs.〔Clart 2003, p. 5〕 The first phoenix hall was established in Magong, the capital of the Penghu Islands, in 1853, and from there the movement spread throughout mainland China and Taiwan.〔Clart 2003, p. 6〕 Other names of the movement are Rumen (儒门 "Confucian Gate()) or Holy Church of the Confucian Tradition (儒宗圣教 ''Rúzōng Shèngjiào'').〔Clart, Jones. 2003. p. 72〕 The aim of the phoenix halls is to honour the gods through Confucian orthopraxy (''rú'' 儒 style),〔Clart, Jones. 2003. p. 72. Quote: «() ''ru'', perhaps best rendered in English as "literati", connects one with the literary style of religious activity in which these groups specialize.»〕〔Clart 2003, p. 24; quote from the statute of the Shenxian Tang (one of the leading phoenix halls): «''That this is called a "phoenix hall" means that it adheres to the Confucian tradition and the teachings of the gods. Therefore it is called "Divine Teachings of the Confucian Tradition". ()''»〕〔Clart 2003, p. 27; quote from the statute of the Wumiao Mingzheng Tang: «''The Phoenix School carries on (work of ) Heaven in response to the cyclical movement (the ages ). Taking Confucianism as its tradition and the gods as (source of ) its teachings.''»〕 spreading morality through public lectures and divinely-inspired books (善书 ''shànshū'').〔Clart 2003, p. 7〕 The Confucian Way of the Gods is derogatorily defined as Houtiandao (后天道 "Way of Later Heaven") by the antagonistic Xiantiandao (先天道 "Way of Former Heaven") traditions, which claim to be closer to the God of the universe.〔Clart, 1997. p. 12〕 ==Theory and doctrine== The phoenix halls are concerned with the salvation of the disciples, which basically means deification.〔Clart 2003, p. 8〕 This is worked on in a long process of "cultivating the Way" (Tao), that is the right mode of living through the basic virtues of benevolence (''ren''), righteousness (''yi''), propriety (''li''), and filial piety (''xiao'').〔Clart 2003, p. 8〕 Realising the virtues one reaches the state of continuous sincerity (''cheng'') and peace and purity of mind (''jing''), proceeding successfully in the cultivation of one's inner numinous nature (''lingxing'').〔Clart 2003, p. 8〕 The cultivation of the Way is conceptualised as a path of learning.〔Clart 2003, p. 8〕 The symbol of the phoenix represents spiritual renewal of the disciple and the social community.〔Clart 2003, p. 24〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Way of the Gods according to the Confucian Tradition」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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