Kept on Wikipedia:Ijun
| Ijun | |
|---|---|
| 龍泉 | |
| Type | New religious movement |
| Founder | Ryūsen (Takayasu Rokurō) |
| Headquarters | Okinawa |
| Founder | Takayasu Rokurō (later Ryūsen; 1934–2018) |
| Origin | 1972 Okinawa Prefecture, Japan |
Ijun (Japanese: 龍泉, Ryūsen; Okinawan: Ijun) is an Okinawan new religion founded in 1972 by Rokurō Takayasu (高安 六郎, later known as Ryūsen; 1934–2018), a former Kumiodori theatre actor.[1] From 1977 the founder delivered daily radio sermons on FM Okinawa.[1]
The movement was registered as a religious corporation in 1980 and joined the Shinshūkyō Rengōkai (Federation of New Religious Organizations of Japan) the same year.[2]
Beliefs and practices
Ijun teaches that a universal life force comparable to Chinese qi exists throughout the cosmos and is called Uchinā chikara (内力, “Okinawan inner power”). Followers are encouraged to awaken and cultivate this force.[2]
A central deity is Kinmanmon (君真物, Kimmamun), a god who, according to Ijun mythology, went into hiding after the 1609 invasion of Ryukyu by Satsuma and reappeared to the founder in 1973 after 360 years.[2] Kinmanmon is identified with the deity mentioned in the 17th-century Ryūkyū Shintō-ki by Taichū Ryōtei.[3]
The movement also reveres protective stone guardians (related to the Chinese Shigandang tradition) but reinterprets them as manifestations of Ryūgū Shukusei Konpon Gohōshin (“Fundamental Protecting Deity of the Dragon Palace Constellation”), a god said to originate from the Okinawan otherworld of Nirai Kanai.[4]
Branches
Most followers live in Okinawa, but from the 1980s Ijun expanded overseas. “Sister temples” (shima-imiya) exist in Yokohama, Taiwan, and Hawaii. In Hawaii the movement is supported mainly by first- and second-generation Okinawan immigrants; some local teachings identify the Hawaiian volcano goddess Pele as an incarnation of Kinmanmon.[2]
In Changhua City, Taiwan, the Taoist Zhendong Temple (彰化鎮東宮) enshrines Kinmanmon alongside Chinese deities and natural stone spirits and functions as an Ijun branch.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "新宗教研究サイト：いじゅん (New Religions Research Site: Ijun)" (in 日本語). Retrieved 2017-09-26.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Reichi, Christopher A. (1993). "The Okinawan New Religion Ijun". Japanese Journal of Religious Studies. 20 (4): 311–329. Retrieved 2017-09-26.
- ↑ Sueyoshi, Arisa. "琉球王権と神話の歴史地理学的研究 (Historical-Geographical Study of Ryukyuan Royal Authority and Mythology)" (PDF) (in 日本語). Kyoto Gakuen University. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
- ↑ Shimamura, Takanori (1993-09-30). ""Ryū no Me" Shiryō to Tanshō – Okinawa ni okeru "Sekigantō" Hen'yō no Ichi Jirei ("Dragon's Eyes" Materials and Notes: A Case Study of the Transformation of Sekigantō in Okinawa)". Hikaku Minzoku Kenkyū (Comparative Folklore Studies) (in 日本語). University of Tsukuba (8): 171–173. ISSN 0915-7468.
External links
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Further reading
- Shimamura, Takanori (February 1993). "沖縄の新宗教における教祖補佐のライフ・ヒストリーと霊能―「龍泉」の事例―" [The Life History and Spiritual Power of an Assistant to the Founder of a New Religion in Okinawa: A Case Study of Ijun]. Jinrui Bunka (in 日本語). 8: 57–76. (University of Tsukuba, Research Group on Historical Anthropology and Human Culture)
- Shimamura, Takanori (July 1992). "琉球神話の再生―新宗教「龍泉」の神話をめぐって―" [The Rebirth of Ryukyuan Mythology: The Mythos of the New Religion Ijun]. Amami–Okinawa Minkan Bungei Kenkyū (in 日本語). 15: 1–16. (Matsubara Research Office, Kagoshima Junior College)
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