Mahikari movement
| Mahikari | |
|---|---|
| 真光 | |
| Type | Japanese new religion |
| Founder | Kōtama Okada |
| Origin | 1959 |
| Separations | World Divine Light, a.k.a. Sekai Mahikari Bunmei Kyōdan (世界真光文明教団) Sukyo Mahikari (崇教真光) Yokoshi Tomo no Kai (陽光子友乃会) Mahikari Seihō no Kai (真光正法之會) Subikari (ス光) |
The Mahikari movement (Japanese: 真光) is a Japanese new religious movement (shinshūkyō) that was founded in 1959 by Yoshikazu Okada (岡田 良一) (1901–1974). The word "Mahikari" means "True (真, ma) Light (光, hikari)" in Japanese. The movement currently consists of various splinter organizations; the largest ones are currently World Divine Light (世界真光文明教団) in Izu and Sukyo Mahikari (崇教真光) in Takayama. Both of these organizations refer to their headquarters as Suza (主座) ("God's throne"), since they are the shrines for the supreme Su-god (ス神, su-kami). Both organizations also refer to their spiritual leader as Oshienushi or Oshienushi-sama (教え主[様]).