China Buddhist Association Asks the Government to Crack Down on the Zhengjue Fellowship

9 months ago

The China Buddhist Association, which the government controls, recently accused the Taiwan-based Zhengjue Fellowship—also known as the Buddhist True Enlightenment Practitioners Association—of “brainwashing and secret activities.” They alleged that the movement “engages in illegal religious practices in China, violating laws and disrupting religious harmony,” and called for it to be banned nationwide as a xie jiao, or organization spreading heterodox teachings. In 2024, the Pingshan District Civil Affairs Bureau banned the Fellowship as a “cult promoting Taiwanese infiltration.”

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