In the twelfth century, it was revived by Mao Tzu-yuan around a combination of Zen meditation and Pure Land practice.
The first group by this name was founded in the fourth century by Lu-shan Hui-yuan. In the twelfth century, it was revived by Mao Tzu-yuan around a combination of Zen meditation and Pure Land practice. Government embezzlment of the money earmarked to fund troops crushing this group's namesake rebellion allowed that rebellion to spread; like the later Boxer Rebellion, this uprising protested foreign influence within the Ching Dynasty. For 10 points, name this society, named after a traditional Buddhist symbol, that rebelled against the Chinese government in the late eighteenth century.
The first group by this name was founded in the fourth century by Lu-shan Hui-yuan.
{White Lotus} Society (accept {Pai-lien} tsung)