| 英文摘要 |
Yiguandao (also spelled I-Kuan Tao)一貫道once underwent a long period of suppression and stigmatization in Taiwan. Its eventual legalization and ability to proselytize carry symbolic significance in the broader context of religious freedom in Taiwan. This article, based primarily on declassified documents from the National Archives of Taiwan, investigates the challenges and pressures faced by Chang Pei-cheng, one of the first-generation Yiguandao missionaries in Taiwan, in his efforts to establish the ROC Yiguandao Headquarters. Yiguandao places great emphasis on internal ethical hierarchy, and Chang, being of a junior generation within the tradition, nevertheless took on the responsibility of organizing a centralized headquarters. His name began to appear in official documents in 1959, and after 1963, he emerged as the primary intermediary between Yiguandaoand state authorities. During the martial law era, the question of whether Yiguandao was considered legal rested not with the Ministry of the Interior, but with the central leadership of the KMT. In response to legislative proposals by KMT lawmakers and growing concerns about electoral support shifting toward the DPP, the Executive Yuan officially lifted the proselytizing ban on Yiguandao on February 16, 1987. In the process of founding the Yiguandao Headquarters, Chang had to confront both skepticism from other religious organizations and challenges from different sectarian branches within the broader Yiguandao (I-Kuan Tao) tradition. After decades of effort, the Yiguandao Headquarters was finally established in March 1988 under Chang Pei-cheng’s persistent leadership. |