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Which world-renewal myth, common in Chinese folk Buddhist sects, tells of the Eternal Venerable Mother (Wusheng Laomu) who will gather her scattered 'original children' back to the 'Native Land of True Emptiness' in a final cosmic restoration?
Answer: Eternal Mother myth — The Eternal Venerable Mother (Wusheng Laomu) is the central deity of a distinct salvific theology that emerged in the Ming dynasty 'precious scroll' (baojuan) literature and fuelled sectarian movements like the White Lotus and Eight Trigrams.
- A Peach Blossom Spring
- B Kunlun paradise
- C Pure Land of the West
- D Eternal Mother myth ✓
The Eternal Venerable Mother (Wusheng Laomu) is the central deity of a distinct salvific theology that emerged in the Ming dynasty 'precious scroll' (baojuan) literature and fuelled sectarian movements like the White Lotus and Eight Trigrams.