Honda Chikaatsu
Honda Chikaatsu | |
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本田親徳 | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Honda Kurō (本田九朗) February 4, 1822 Kaseda, Minamisatsuma, Kagoshima |
| Died | April 9, 1889 (aged 67) |
| Spouse | Chikako (知可子) |
| Children | Setsu (節), Mika (ミカ) |
| Parent | Honda Shuzō (本田主蔵) (father) |
| Notable work(s) | Michi no taigen (道之大原), Reigakushō (霊学抄), and others |
| Known for | Chinkon kishin |
| Occupation | Religious teacher |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Shinto |
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Honda Chikaatsu (本田親徳) (February 4, 1822 – April 9, 1889) was a Japanese Shinto writer, philosopher, religious teacher, and spiritualist. Honda is known for devising the meditation and spirit possession techniques chinkon (鎮魂) and kishin (帰神), respectively. He produced several writings in Japanese and literary Chinese at the start of the Meiji era during the 1870s and 1880s.
Since the 1970s, there has been a resurgence of interest in Honda's writings as they were published and became widely available. The study of Honda's teachings is typically referred to in Japan as Honda reigaku (本田霊学, "Honda spiritualist studies"). Many books on Honda reigaku are published by Hachiman Shoten (八幡書店).
Today, the Japanese new religions Shinto Tenkokyo, Ananaikyo, and Oomoto are direct descendants of Honda's spiritual lineage, since the founders of these religions had all been dedicated disciples of Honda's student Nagasawa Katsutate. Honda's teachings and practices have also significantly influenced other Oomoto-derived religions.