Huang Dehui

Huang Dehui is the founder of the Green Lotus sect (青蓮教) or also known as Xiantiandao (先天教). He is recognized as the 9th patriarch in the lineage of patriarchs of the Xiantiandao and Yiguandao and is an important figure who created and shaped the foundations of the doctrines and teachings.

Early life Huang was born on the 8th day of the 2nd month of 1624 in the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. He was from Rao Prefecture, Poyang County, Jiangxi. He was originally a Taoist Quanzhen monk, who later joined the followers of Luo Weiqun (羅蔚群). Some historians think that the contents of this book originated from Jiulianjing (九蓮經) used by the Mahayana sect (大乘教) led by Wang Sen's family because of the similarity in the content of its teachings. In addition, Huang also wrote the Basic Ritual (礼本), Repentance Script (愿懺), the Pledge (愿忏), the Lightning Sutra (雷经), the Om Sutra (唵经) which became the basis and standard reference for the future development of the Xiantiandao group.

Huang's teachings are based on a mixture of Luo teachings and other popular religious traditions circulating in southern China. As is commonly the case with leaders of sects banned by the government, Huang is known by many different names, one of which is Huang Tingchen (黃廷臣) and Qiaowan Xianshi (橋灣仙師). Huang propagated the doctrine that in order to survive the final apocalypse and return to home, he had specially opened the global initiation mission to save human from misery.

Death and Afterward He was executed in 1690 by Qing government.