Reikai Monogatari
| Reikai Monogatari | |
|---|---|
| 霊界物語 | |
Reikai Monogatari volumes sold at the Oomoto headquarters store in Kameoka | |
| Information | |
| Religion | Oomoto |
| Author | Onisaburo Deguchi (出口 王仁三郎) |
| Language | Japanese |
| Period | 1921–1926 (vols. 1–72) 1933–1934 (vols. 73–81) |
| Books | 81 |
| Chapters | 83 |
Reikai Monogatari (霊界物語, Tales of the Spirit World or Tales from the Spirit World) is a religious text consisting of various tales. It was dictated by Onisaburo Deguchi (出口王仁三郎), the co-founder of the Japanese religious organization Oomoto.
Reikai Monogatari consists of 81 volumes of 83 books, as Volume 64 is composed of two books, and a special edition book about Onisaburo Deguchi's expedition to Mongolia. The first 72 volumes were written between 1921 and 1926, and the remaining 9 volumes written between 1933 and 1934.
Some devout Oomoto followers will read through the entire work, which often takes one year. Reading the text out aloud is believed to confer spiritual benefits.