Ijun
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is a Shinto
-derived religion founded by Takayasu Ryūsen
(1934-) in Okinawa. This modern religion started in 1972 and in 1980 became registered under the Religious Corporations Law (Shūkyō Hōjinhō). In the same year the movement joined the Shinshūren (Federation of Japanese New Religions) and started its overseas activities.
Ijun is based in traditional Okinawan animist and shamanistic beliefs related to noro (i.e. nuru, an Okinawan term for female diviners/priestesses) and yuta (an Okinawan term for shamans).
This movement, emphazises the worship of the deity Kinmanmon, an Okinawan god and cosmic deity and describes the mysterious life force of the universe as an "internal power" (uchina power) comparable to Japanese Universal Ki
and teaches that people must awaken to this power.
Ijun has most of its followers in Okinawa (Uchina), but it also has a temple in Yokohama and overseas temples in Taiwan and Hawaii.
Shinto
or Shintoism, also kami-no-michi, is the indigenous spirituality of Japan and the Japanese people. It is a set of practices, to be carried out diligently, to establish a connection between present day Japan and its ancient past. Shinto practices were first recorded and codified in the written...
-derived religion founded by Takayasu Ryūsen
Takayasu Ryusen
, also called Ryūsen, is the founder of the Okinawan Ijun religion.Takayasu was born in the Okinawan city of Naha in 1934. Since early childhood he played children's roles in the Okinawan theatre...
(1934-) in Okinawa. This modern religion started in 1972 and in 1980 became registered under the Religious Corporations Law (Shūkyō Hōjinhō). In the same year the movement joined the Shinshūren (Federation of Japanese New Religions) and started its overseas activities.
Ijun is based in traditional Okinawan animist and shamanistic beliefs related to noro (i.e. nuru, an Okinawan term for female diviners/priestesses) and yuta (an Okinawan term for shamans).
This movement, emphazises the worship of the deity Kinmanmon, an Okinawan god and cosmic deity and describes the mysterious life force of the universe as an "internal power" (uchina power) comparable to Japanese Universal Ki
KI
Ki or KI may refer to:* .ki, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code top level domain for Kiribati*Ki., an abbreviation for the Book of Kings in Judaeo-Christian religious texts* Ki * Ki , a Japanese syllabic character...
and teaches that people must awaken to this power.
Ijun has most of its followers in Okinawa (Uchina), but it also has a temple in Yokohama and overseas temples in Taiwan and Hawaii.