Ōnishi Aijirō

Ōnishi Aijirō
大西 愛治郎
Ōnishi Aijirō with his wife To'o in October 1904 while he was a Tenrikyo missionary in Yamaguchi Prefecture
TitleKanrodainin no Ri (甘露台人の理)
Personal life
Born(1881-08-26)August 26, 1881
DiedNovember 29, 1958(1958-11-29) (aged 77)
Resting placeTake-no-uchi (竹ノ内), Taima (當麻), Katsuragi, Nara
34°30′37.5″N 135°41′57″E / 34.510417°N 135.69917°E / 34.510417; 135.69917
NationalityJapanese
SpouseŌnishi To'o (大西 トヲ)
ChildrenŌnishi Tama (大西 玉)
Parents
  • Kishioka Kichijirō (岸岡 吉次郎) (father)
  • Kishioka Kisa (岸岡 キサ) (mother)
Known forFounding the Honmichi religion
OccupationReligious leader
RelativesŌnishi Yasuhiko (大西 泰彦) (grandson)
Religious life
ReligionHonmichi

Ōnishi Aijirō (大西 愛治郎, August 26, 1881 – November 29, 1958) was a Japanese religious leader known as the founder of Honmichi, a Tenrikyo-based Shinshūkyō (Japanese new religion). Honmichi followers also refer to him as the Kanrodainin no Ri (甘露台人の理, The Principle of the Living Kanrodai).