Konkō Daijin [ja] (金光大神) was a founder of Konkokyo, a Sect Shinto group.[1][2][3][4]


Timeline of member organizations and 2020 statistics[a]
Denomination Founder Founding date Date of Independence believers[5] Priests[5] Shrines and churches[5]
Konkokyo Kinko Ogami [ja] November 15, 1859[6] June 1900 397,461 3,521 1,484

Tenrikyo is now classified by the Agency for Cultural Affairs as one of the various religions, not as a Shinto denomination.

Notelist edit

  1. ^ Statistics source excluding Tenrikyo and Tensha Tsuchimikado Shinto

References edit

  1. ^ Stoesz, Willis (1986). "The Universal Attitude of Konkō Daijin". Japanese Journal of Religious Studies. 13 (1): 3–29. ISSN 0304-1042.
  2. ^ "Correspondence: The Universal Attitude of Konkō Daijin". Japanese Journal of Religious Studies. 13 (4): 311–313. 1986. ISSN 0304-1042.
  3. ^ https://archive.ph/wip/1SmtJ
  4. ^ https://archive.ph/wip/DhG44
  5. ^ a b c "Religious Almanac" (2020 edition)
  6. ^ "The Life of The Founder | KONKOKYO". www.konkokyo.or.jp. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  7. ^ "Kyōha Shintō | Japanese religion". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2023-03-06.