Sekai Shindokyo (世界心道教, Sekai Shindōkyō) is a Japanese new religion derived from Tenrikyo. It was founded by Hide Aida (会田 ヒデ, Aida Hide) (1898–1973).[1] It is headquartered at 101 Suwa 2-chōme, Toyokawa, Aichi, Japan.[2]
History
Aida, who had converted to Tenrikyo to 1923 and then to Honmichi in 1925, had a divine experience when on March 13, 1938, Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto (月読之命) and Kuni-Sazuchi-no-Mikoto (国狭土之命) possessed Aida Hide's body. On December 23, 1942, 10 more deities descended into Aida Hide's body. Sekai Shindokyo was subsequently founded in 1948.[3]
References
- ^ "Sekai Shindōkyō". Kokugakuin University Degital Museum. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
- ^ "Statistics on Religious Organizations in Japan,1947-1972 (3)". Japanese Journal of Religious Studies, Nanzan University. December 1975. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
- ^ "世界心道教". 新宗連. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
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