汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 白莲教
白莲教 (白蓮教)
White Lotus society
〈名〉一种民间宗教,因依托佛教的一个宗派白莲宗而得名。元、明、清三代在民间流行,农民军往往借白莲教的名义起事。
bái () lián jiào/jiāo
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

中国的白莲教相信人们如果行善就会得到回报,脱离轮回的苦海,通往西方极乐世界居住。

The Lotus Sect of Chinese Buddhism believes that people can be rewarded for virtuous acts by leaving the cycle of reincarnation and going to dwell in the Western Heaven.