Yoshikazu Okada
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Yoshikazu Okada (岡田 良一), born February 27, 1901, in the Aoyama area of Tokyo's Minato Ward, also known as Kōtama Okada, (岡田 光玉) was the founder of a new religious movement in Japan (Shinshūkyō) generally referred to as Mahikari.
Yoshikazu Okada was born into a wealthy family as the son of Inasaburo, a
Yoshikazu Okada established L. H. Yokoshi no Tomo in 1959, and in 1963, registered a religious organisation under the name "Sekai Mahikari Bunmei Kyodan." He assumed the name of "Kōtama" ("Sphere of Light") in accordance with a divine revelation.
In 1974, with Okada's passing, there were court hearings held over eight years. After an amicable settlement was reached (wakai), Sakae Sekiguchi assumed the leadership of Sekai Mahikari Bunmei Kyodan, and Keishu Okada established Sukyo Mahikari.
See also
- New religious movement
- Religions of Japan
References
- ^ SM Monthly teachings, June 2005
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