Ming Cult
The
Ming Cult is a fictional cult and martial arts school featured in the ''
wuxia'' novel ''
The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber'' by
Jin Yong, first published in serial form from 1961 to 1963. It is also briefly mentioned in ''
The Legend of the Condor Heroes'', another novel also by Jin Yong. It is loosely based on
Manichaeism, an actual
gnostic religion which originated in
Persia in the 3rd century CE and later spread to other parts of the world, including
China. The cult's headquarters is at Bright Peak () in the
Kunlun Mountains and it has several other bases spread throughout China. Its most powerful skills are the "Heaven and Earth Great Shift" () and the "Martial Arts of the Holy Flame Tablets" ().
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