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Tenshūkyō |
A Shinto-derived new religion founded by Unagami Haruho (1896-1965). Its origins lie in Unagami's dissatisfaction with Buddhism, whereupon he took up the study of Shinto and established the group Kōtokukai in the Denmachō area of Yotsuya district, Tokyo. Initially Unagami... |
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Tokumitsukyō |
A Shinto-derived religious movement founded by Kanada Tokuaki (1863-1919). Kanada was born in Osaka Prefecture on September 20, 1863, as the eldest son of Kanada Tokuhei. He subsequently succeeded to head of the Kanada household of relatives. In 1871 he became an apprentice to Asa... |
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Worldmate (formerly Cosmomate) |
A Shinto-derived new religion founded by Fukami Seizan (aka Fukami Tōshū) (1951-). Fukami, whose real name is Handa Haruhisa, was born in Nishinomiya in Hyogo Prefecture and is a graduate of Dōshisha University. From his teenage years he was influenced influenced by the thought of ... |
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Yamakage Shintō |
A new religion that emerged from the so-called "ancient Shinto ( Ko Shintō )" tradition. The Yamakage family does not feature in historical accounts, but it claims to be an old Shinto family that was deeply trusted by and served successive generations of the imperial hous... |
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Yamatokyō |
A Shinto-derived new religious movement founded by Hozumi Kenkō (1913-76), who had experienced religious practice at the Shugendō center Dewa Sanzan. It began in 1931 when Kenkō established the Yudonosan Kitōjo (Mount Yudono Invocatory Prayer Center). Even today, the group... |
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Zenrinkyō |
A Shinto-derived new religion founded by Rikihisa Tatsusai (1906-77). Rikihisa's father Tatsususaburō had been a spirit medium and head of a regional branch of Shintō Jikkōkyō, but after his death, his son Tatsusai vowed to undertake twenty years of practice to save all the suffer... |
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§ Shinto-Derived Religions |
In the modern era Shinto-derived religious organizations can be broadly divided into two types, namely "sectarian Shinto" ( kyōha Shintō ) and "Shinto-derived new religions" ( Shintōkei shinshūkyō ). The term "sectarian Shinto" is widely us... |
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Ōkanmichi |
A movement of the Tenrikyō lineage. In 1912, Yamada Umejirō (1875-1941), a Tenrikyō teacher fired by a sense of divine inspiration, established various Tenrikyō-derived movements such as the Tenri Kenkyūkai (Tenri Research Society) and the Tenri Sanrinkō (Tenri Sanrin Associa... |
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Ōmiwakyō (Sako) |
A Shinto-derived new religion founded by Sako Kan (1878-1937). Born in Nara prefecture, Sako was the second daughter of Murakami Kisaburō and Murakami Shiyu and it is said she exhibited spiritual powers from the age of about ten onwards. After marrying Sako Tsunezō she engaged in Sh... |
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Ōmiwakyō (Kojima) |
A Shinto-derived new religion founded by Kojima Moriyoshi. It originated in 1872 within the "local academy" ( shōkyōin ; a small teaching center established by the government for the purpose of promulgating the "Great Teaching"; see Taikyō Senpu ) at Ōmiwa S... |
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Ōmoto |
A Shinto-derived new religion started by Deguchi Nao (1836-1918), considered its kaiso (original founder), and Deguchi Onisaburō (1871-1948), its seishi (spiritual teacher). Deguchi Nao, who was from Ayabe in Kyoto Prefecture, had a "spirit dream" at the lunar New Y... |
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Ōmoto Hikari no Michi |
A new religion established by Hōkan Meikyō (1923-) based on Ōmoto and Sekai Kyūseikyō elements. In 1952, Ikeuchi Kazuhide (1895-1971) the then-head of Sekai Kyūseikyō's Toyooka Shirogami branch claimed a visitation from the spirit of Deguchi Nao, the original founder of Ōmoto. A... |
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Ōyamanezu no Mikoto Shinji Kyōkai |
A Shinto-derived new religion founded by Inai Sadao (1906-88). Inai, who operated a public bathhouse in Yokohama, was diagnosed as having cancer of the throat and suffering great pain he sought, unsuccessfully, to have the cancer cured through magical healing rites performed by a ... |
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