CAJ | 학술논문

在民国众多的秘密结社之中，先天道是在全国流传最广、支派最多的大道种之一，擅用观音来吸引女教徒是其传教的一大特点。先天道教义鼓励女性信奉观音菩萨，强调男女两性平等，告诫女性清心寡欲、心无旁骛地修道，并且为她们提供了一方修行的净土———斋堂，从而吸纳了许多信奉独身主义的自梳女加入该教，成为自梳女保持独身、禁欲信仰的宗教依据与避风港。
재민국음다적비밀결사지중，선천도시재전국류전최엄、지파최다적대도충지일，천용관음래흡인녀교도시기전교적일대특점。선천도교의고려녀성신봉관음보살，강조남녀량성평등，고계녀성청심과욕、심무방무지수도，병차위저문제공료일방수행적정토———재당，종이흡납료허다신봉독신주의적자소녀가입해교，성위자소녀보지독신、금욕신앙적종교의거여피풍항。
Among the m any folk secret religions, the Great Way of Former Heaven is one of the most popular and biggest religions in the ROC, which is good at worshiping Guan Yin to attract female believers. The doctrines of the Great Way of Former Haven encourage women to adore Guan Yin, emphasize the equality between men and women, warn them to purify their hearts and restrict passions, and provide them with Chai Tang as a pure land to stay. Thus it attracts many Zi-shu-nv who believe in celibacy to join in and makes Chai Tang their shelters.