Ōyamanezunomikoto Shinji Kyōkai
Japanese new religion based in Yokohama
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Ōyamanezunomikoto Shinji Kyōkai (大山ねずの命神示教会), also known simply as Shinji Kyōkai (神示教会),[1] is a Shinto-based Japanese new religion. The headquarters of Ōyamanezunomikoto Shinji Kyōkai is located near Maita Station in Minami-ku, Yokohama, Japan.
| Ōyamanezunomikoto Shinji Kyōkai | |
|---|---|
| 大山ねずの命神示教会 | |
 Ōyamanezunomikoto Shinji Kyōkai headquarters in Yokohama, Japan | |
| Type | Shinto-based Japanese new religion |
| Scripture | Shinjitsu no hikari: shinji (真実の光・神示) |
| Language | Japanese |
| Headquarters | Minami-ku, Yokohama, Japan |
| Founder | Tomomaru Sai (供丸斎) |
| Origin | September 23, 1953 |
| Official website | shinjikyoukai |
| Slogan | Kami, Hotoke, Hito no Michi (神、仏、人の道) |
Name of the organization
The name of the organization can be analyzed as follows.
- Ōyamanezu-no-mikoto (大山ねずの命) (name of the religion's main deity)
- Shinji (神示), lit. 'divine revelation'
- Kyōkai (教会), lit. 'religious organization or church'
The official name of the religion written in kanji is given in the image below. The third character from the left (resembling 祇 but without the horizontal stroke in the middle right) is not encoded and thus has to be displayed using an image. As a result, the hiragana ねずの (nezu-no) is usually typed instead.
Beliefs and doctrines
The religion's official doctrine is "The Way of God, Buddha, and Man" (神、仏、人の道, Kami, Hotoke, Hito no Michi).[2] The deity worshipped is the goddess Ōyamanezu-no-mikoto (大山ねずの命).
History
Ōyamanezunomikoto Shinji Kyōkai was founded on September 23, 1953 by Tomomaru Sai (供丸斎; born Inahime Sadao 稲飯 定雄; 1905–1988).[3]
The religion believes that Mori Hideko (森 日出子; November 15, 1946 – 2002), known in the religion as Tomomaruhime Sensei 供丸姫先生, is the divine incarnation of Ōyamanezu-no-mikoto.[4] She was announced to be a kami on November 15, 1987, which is also the starting date of the religion's calendar.[5]
Publications
One of the religion's most important texts is Shinjitsu no hikari: shinji (真実の光・神示) (lit. 'True Light: Divine Revelations'), a collection of divine revelations.[6]
English-language books published by Ōyamanezunomikoto Shinji Kyōkai include:[6][7]
- The Path to Truth, a Journey of Light (2020) (Japanese original: Shinjitsu eno Michi Hikari no Sokuseki 真実への道 光の足跡, 2016) (history of the religion's leaders)
- The Basic Principles: Family, Health, and Work (2019) (Japanese original: Richi no Shinri 理知の真理, 2019) (bilingual, with English and Japanese)
- Ceremonies: The Principles (2019) (Japanese original: Gishiki no Shinri 儀式の真理, 2019) (bilingual, with English and Japanese)
- Kokoro no Tabiji: My Story (2022) (Japanese original: Kokoro no Tabiji 心の旅路 vols. 98–100, 2020–2022)
- How to Live (2016) (Japanese original: Kokoro no Moto 心の基, 2013)
