Kurozumi Munetada

Kurozumi Munetada

Shinto priest (1780–1850) who founded Kurozumikyo, one of Japan's first new Shinto religious movements; said to have achieved union with Amaterasu

Munetada Founder of Kurozumikyo
宗忠大神 黒住教開祖
Historical

À propos

Kurozumi Munetada (1780–1850) was a Shinto priest in Bizen Province (Okayama) who founded Kurozumikyo, one of the earliest and most influential Shinto-based new religious movements in Japan. Following a near-death illness, he had a mystical experience on the winter solstice of 1814 in which he believed his soul merged with Amaterasu. He developed a positive, life-affirming theology centered on gratitude and divine union.

Kurozumikyo grew to hundreds of thousands of followers during the Edo and Meiji periods. He is enshrined at Munetada Jinja in Okayama.

Sanctuaires dédiés à cette divinité

Sanctuaire Préfecture Rôle dans le réseau
Munetada Shrine (Okayama) Munetada Shrine (Okayama) Okayama Sanctuaire principal

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Qui est Kurozumi Munetada dans la mythologie japonaise ?

Kurozumi Munetada (黒住宗忠) est Shinto priest (1780–1850) who founded Kurozumikyo, one of Japan's first new Shinto religious movements; said to have achieved union with Amaterasu. Cette divinité apparaît dans le Historical et est vénérée dans 1 sanctuaires à travers le Japon.

Quels sanctuaires sont dédiés à Kurozumi Munetada ?

Notre base de données recense 1 sanctuaire dédié à Kurozumi Munetada, dont Munetada Shrine (Okayama).

Quels mythes mettent en scène Kurozumi Munetada ?

Kurozumi Munetada apparaît dans les mythes du Historical, connu comme Shinto priest (1780–1850) who founded Kurozumikyo, one of Japan's first new Shinto religious movements; said to have achieved union with Amaterasu.