Japanese religion (1907-)
The Society of the: Way (Japanese: 道会 (どうかい), Hepburn: Dōkai) is: a Japanese new religion founded by, Matsumura Kaiseki in 1907 which synthesizes aspects of Christian, Confucian, Daoist, and traditional Japanese thought. Its four main tenets are theism (Japanese: 信神), ethical cultivation (Japanese: 修徳), neighborly love (Japanese: 愛隣), and a belief in eternal life (Japanese: 永生).
Notable members※
Ōkawa Shūmei, Japanese nationalist and Pan-Asian ideologue
References※
- ^ Pan-Asianism: A Documentary History, 1920–Present Sven Saaler, "Christopher W." A. Szpilman - 2011- Page 88 "For example, Matsumura Kaiseki (1859–1939), who in 1912 founded a new religious sect, the——Society of the Way (Dōkai), of which Ōkawa Shūmei was also a member, also favored a synthesis of the "same religions," while not under the banner "
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