<p>Based on the wikipedia page on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yiguandao" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Yiguandao</a>, I would say that this is not Buddhism. It seems to be a Chinese folk religion.</p>
<p>Why do they use Maitreya Buddha in their teaching? Well, Chinese folk religion tends to integrate elements of Taoism, Confucianism and Buddhism.</p>
<p>That's not surprising. Even Hinduism has the Buddha as an incarnation of Vishnu. So, it's no surprise if Chinese folk religion includes Maitreya Buddha.</p>
<p>But as a whole, it doesn't appear to be a Buddhist sub-school or tradition, unlike say Nichiren Buddhism.</p>

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<p>I've recently been invited to a Maitreya Buddha's Temple. They are required to held a ceremony if you want to join. So I do a little research and found out the name of their teaching is actually &quot;Yiguandao&quot;.
They stated that this world/earth is created by Eternal Venerable Mother (Wusheng Laomu) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yiguandao#Eternal_Venerable_Mother" rel="nofollow noreferrer">source</a> which I find contradicting to Gautama Buddha's teaching where there is no supreme creator <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creator_in_Buddhism" rel="nofollow noreferrer">source</a>.  And some other factors I find even more contradicting to Buddhism as what I know.</p>
<p>All I need to know is whether this teachings is something different from true Buddhism Teachings and where did this teachings come from?<br />
And If they are not the same, why do the use Maitreya Buddha in their teaching?</p>

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Is Yiguandao teachings part of buddhism?
# Is Yiguandao teachings part of buddhism?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-10-11)

I've recently been invited to a Maitreya Buddha's Temple. They are required to held a ceremony if you want to join. So I do a little research and found out the name of their teaching is actually "Yiguandao".
They stated that this world/earth is created by Eternal Venerable Mother (Wusheng Laomu) [source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yiguandao#Eternal_Venerable_Mother) which I find contradicting to Gautama Buddha's teaching where there is no supreme creator [source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creator_in_Buddhism). And some other factors I find even more contradicting to Buddhism as what I know.

All I need to know is whether this teachings is something different from true Buddhism Teachings and where did this teachings come from?  
And If they are not the same, why do the use Maitreya Buddha in their teaching?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2020-12-19. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

Based on the wikipedia page on [Yiguandao](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yiguandao), I would say that this is not Buddhism. It seems to be a Chinese folk religion.

Why do they use Maitreya Buddha in their teaching? Well, Chinese folk religion tends to integrate elements of Taoism, Confucianism and Buddhism.

That's not surprising. Even Hinduism has the Buddha as an incarnation of Vishnu. So, it's no surprise if Chinese folk religion includes Maitreya Buddha.

But as a whole, it doesn't appear to be a Buddhist sub-school or tradition, unlike say Nichiren Buddhism.


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