Tiandi teachings

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.
Type	Chinese salvationist religion
Distinct fellowships	① Holy Church of the Heavenly Virtue (天德聖教) ② Lord of Universe Church (天帝教)
Founder	Xiao Changming (1900s) Li Yujie (1978)
Origin	20th century Anhui, Taiwan
Members	2005, combined membership in Taiwan: 500.000 (2.2%)

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Tiandiism^[a] is a group of Chinese salvationist sects, namely the Holy Church of the Heavenly Virtue^[b] and the Lord of Universe Church,^[c] which emerged respectively from the teachings of Xiao Changming and Li Yujie, disseminated in the early 20th century.^[1] The Lord of Universe Church is actually a later development of the former, established in the 1980s.^[1]

These religions focus on the worship of the "Heavenly Deity" or "Heavenly Emperor" (Tiāndì 天帝),^[1] on health through the proper cultivation of qi,^[1] and teach a style of qigong named Tianren qigong.^[2] According to scholars, the doctrines of Li Yujie are traceable to the Taoist tradition of Huashan,^[3] where he studied for eight years.^[4] The Lord of Universe Church is active both in Taiwan and mainland China, where it has high-level links.^[1]

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