The Ming Cult was a Manichaeist sect. Its members were required to observe Manichaeist doctrine and rituals (e.g. the sacred flame, etc.), but the Chinese Ming Cult during the HSDS era seemed to be a smorgasbord of faiths. Although all Ming Cult members were, by definition, Manichaeists, Can't Say Monk and Pang the Monk were Buddhists, the Iron Crown Taoist was (as his name indicates) a Taoist. As a Mo Dong Sect member, Cheung Mo Gei was a Taoist.
Some questions:
1). Were Can't Say Monk and Pang the Monk really Buddhists, and the Iron Crown Taoist really a Taoist, or were these merely disguises/covers? Fan Yiu, for example, took on the identity of Monk Fu when he served Chiu Mun, but Monk Fu was just a cover identity for Fan Yiu's espionage work; he was never a real Buddhist monk. Chu Yeun Cheung also often assumed the disguise of a Buddhist monk.
2). If these individuals were indeed Buddhists and Taoists, how were they also Manichaeists? Perhaps Manichaeism allowed its adherents to also believe in other faiths (as long as doing so did not violate Manichaeist doctrine/ritual), but did Buddhism and Taoism allow their believers to also be Manichaeists?
I'm a bit confused by how the Ming Cult's religious smorgasbord works.