Luo teaching

Luoism 羅教 / 罗教
Type	Chinese salvationist religion
Scripture	Wubuliuce (五部六册)
Founder	Patriarch Luo (罗祖)
Origin	late 15th century Shandong
Other name(s)	Wuweiism (无为教), Luozuism (罗祖教), Changshengdao (长生道 Way of the Eternal Life),[a] Dacheng (大乘 Great Vehicle), Sancheng (三乘 Third Vehicle), Wukong (悟空 Nothing Emptiness),[b] Wunian (无年 Timeless), Yuandun (圆顿 Sudden Stillness) teachings, Yaoism

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Luodao (罗道^[c] "Way of Luo") or Luoism (罗教^[d]), originally Wuweiism (无为教^[e]), refers to a Chinese folk religious tradition, a wide range of sect organisations flourishing over the last five hundred years,^[1] which trace their origins back to the mystic and preacher Luo Menghong (1443–1527^[2]), the Patriarch Luo (罗祖 Luōzǔ^[f]) and the revelation contained in his major scripture, the Wǔbùliùcè (五部六册 "Five Instructions in Six Books"),^[3] the official title of which is The Scroll of Apprehending the Way through Hard Work^[4] and that marked the beginning of the precious scrolls' tradition.^[5]

Luo and the movement he started is considered the most important influence within the Chinese salvationist tradition.^[6] A wide range of religious groups can be traced to Luo's teachings, their names are numerous and have changed over the centuries.^[7] Some of them have remained close to original Wuweiism as transmitted in Luo's scriptures, while other ones have developed other beliefs only preserving the name of the founding master.^[8]

Types of Luodao, together with other folk religions, have revived rapidly in China since the 1980s.^[9]

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