Chinese religions of fasting
The Chinese religions of fasting are a subgroup of the Chinese salvationist religions. Their name refers to the strict vegetarian fasting diet that believers follow. This subgroup originated as the Lǎoguān zhāijiào sect that departed from the eastern "Great Vehicle" proliferation of Luoism in the 16th century and adopted features of the White Lotus tradition.
The Chinese religions of fasting are the following three:
- the Longhua sect ;
- the Jintong sect ; and
- the Xiantiandao tradition.