Daoyuan

Daoyuan (道 院) is a religious group to ( Hsien -t'ien Tao ) belongs. These are religious groups who seek the unity of Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism and other religions.

Daoyuan has its origins in a group in a circle pin in Shandong Province. It was headed by Liu Shao -ji (刘绍基). Your membership consisted mainly of nobles and high officials. In 1918 the company moved to the provincial capital Jinan and changed its name in 1921 in the sanctuary of the Dao ( Dao -yuan ). Well connected by high government circles to Dao -yuan expanded rapidly from Shandong to Beijing and in the larger cities on the Yangtze River. In Japan, stores were founded. The group developed an internal structure of six courtyards: the executive, the meditation, the Fuji ( Planchettenschrift ), the writings, philanthropic activities and preaching. Among these activities, the philanthropic activities have the public image of the organization influenced the most. Dao -yuan is also by the World Red Swastika Society ( Shih- Chieh Hung Wan -Tzu Hui ) is known, which was officially registered in 1922. Banned by the communist government after 1949, has Dao -yuan sections in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Canada and the United States.

Since 1950, Hong Kong serves as world headquarters and administrative center of Daoyuan.

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