Taigu school

The Taigu school (太ふとし谷たに学派がくは Tàigǔ xuépài), also Great Perfection (大成たいせい教きょう Dàchéng jiào) or Yellow Cliff teaching (黄き崖がけ教きょう Huángyá jiào), is a mystical folk religious sect of Confucianism spread especially in Jiangsu, Anhui and Shandong. It was founded by Zhou Xingyuan, a man with shamanic skills entitled Taigu (太ふとし谷たに "Great Valley") by followers.

The purpose of the school is to help those who practice it to develop a clear and enlightened state of mind, in which man apprehends his true nature and recovers original simplicity.

See also

• Confucianism
• Chinese folk religion

Sources

• Ma, Xisha; Huiying Meng (2011). Popular Religion and Shamanism § "The Taigu School and the Yellow Cliff Teaching: Another Case of Transformation from Confucian Academic Group to Religious Sect". Brill. ISBN 9004174559.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
• Jiang, Feng (2007). "Taigu School: Folk Confucian School Entering into the Horizon of Cultural Studies". Philosophical Trends (12).