Luo teaching

The Luo teaching or Luoism (simplified Chinese: 罗教; traditional Chinese: 羅教; pinyin: Luōjiào, Luójiào) or Luozu teaching (simplified Chinese: 罗祖教; traditional Chinese: 羅祖教; pinyin: Luōzǔjiào, Luózǔjiào; literally: "Patriarch Luo's teaching"), originally known as Wuwei teaching (Chinese: 无为教; pinyin: Wúwéijiào; literally: "teaching of non-action"), refers to a stream of religious organisations within the Chinese folk religion, which trace their origins back to the mystic and preacher Luo Menghong (1443-1527), or Luozu ("Patriarch Luo") and the revelation contained in his major scripture, the Wǔbùliùcè (五部六册 "Five Instructions in Six Books"), which official title is The Scroll of Apprehending the Way through Hard Work.

Patriarch Luo and the movement he started is considered the most important influence within the Chinese tradition of salvation sects. A wide range of religions can be traced to Luo's teachings; their names are numerous and have changed over the centuries. Some of them have remained close to the original teaching of Luo as transmitted in his scriptures, while other ones have developed other beliefs only preserving the name of the founding master.