Anbaili religion is a secret folk religious organization spanning many historical dynasties. During its development, it incorporated the contents of other organizations, including Maitreya, but it is generally believed that it mainly originated from An Baili, which was a pure land Sect of Buddhism founded by Mao Ziyuan in Shaoxing, Song Gaozong (1 133). Because its followers don't eat onion milk, kill animals or drink alcohol, it is also called white lotus dish. It is often regarded as heresy and forbidden by the court that its clergy do not become monks and take more wives and children.

During the Jiaqing period, Anbaili religion was combined with local people, which led to religious chaos in Sichuan and Chu, the uprising failed and Anbaili religion declined from then on.

Until modern times, Anbailism did not disappear, but it changed qualitatively. Lao Naixuan, a scholar in the late Qing Dynasty, believed that the Boxer Rebellion originated from Anbailism. Many folk religions and groups, including the Boxer Rebellion, have close ties with Bailian Sect. They have similar beliefs and legends, usually taking "no birth mother" as the main god and Maitreya as the call for salvation.