Mahikari
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Mahikari is a Japanese new religious movement known for its emphasis on spiritual purification through the transmission of divine light.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mahikari canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7646976 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mahikari Context triple: [Shinshukyo, hasPart, Mahikari]
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A.
Yamagumo
Yamagumo was a Japanese Navy destroyer that served in World War II and was sunk during the Battle of Surigao Strait, part of the larger Battle of Leyte Gulf.
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B.
Kaiyukan
Kaiyukan is a large, world-renowned public aquarium in Osaka, Japan, famous for its massive central tank and immersive marine life exhibits.
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C.
Naikaku
Naikaku is the Japanese term for the Cabinet, the executive branch of Japan’s national government headed by the Prime Minister.
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D.
Kibō no Tō
Kibō no Tō was a short-lived Japanese political party founded in 2017 by Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike as a centrist-to-conservative reformist alternative to the long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
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E.
Tora
Tora is a popular nickname for the Hanshin Tigers, a professional Japanese baseball team based in the Kansai region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mahikari Target entity description: Mahikari is a Japanese new religious movement known for its emphasis on spiritual purification through the transmission of divine light.
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A.
Yamagumo
Yamagumo was a Japanese Navy destroyer that served in World War II and was sunk during the Battle of Surigao Strait, part of the larger Battle of Leyte Gulf.
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B.
Kaiyukan
Kaiyukan is a large, world-renowned public aquarium in Osaka, Japan, famous for its massive central tank and immersive marine life exhibits.
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C.
Naikaku
Naikaku is the Japanese term for the Cabinet, the executive branch of Japan’s national government headed by the Prime Minister.
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D.
Kibō no Tō
Kibō no Tō was a short-lived Japanese political party founded in 2017 by Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike as a centrist-to-conservative reformist alternative to the long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
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E.
Tora
Tora is a popular nickname for the Hanshin Tigers, a professional Japanese baseball team based in the Kansai region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese new religion
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new religious movement ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
improvement of karma or spiritual condition
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removal of spiritual impurities ⓘ |
| aimsToAddress | spiritual crisis of modern society ⓘ |
| classification | Japanese new religious movement focused on divine light ⓘ |
| corePractice |
spiritual purification
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transmission of divine light ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| emphasis |
healing through divine light
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purification of the spirit ⓘ |
| focus |
relationship between humans and the divine
ⓘ
restoration of spiritual order ⓘ |
| goal |
harmonization of individuals and society
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moral improvement ⓘ spiritual renewal ⓘ |
| hasBelief |
divine light can be transmitted from person to person
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humanity is in a period of spiritual crisis ⓘ spiritual purification can improve physical and mental well-being ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
divine light as a salvific power
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human responsibility for spiritual purification ⓘ spiritual world influencing the material world ⓘ |
| hasFollowers |
lay practitioners
ⓘ
people seeking spiritual healing and purification ⓘ |
| modeOfPropagation |
initiation into practice of divine light
ⓘ
personal transmission of teachings ⓘ |
| practiceType | lay-centered religious practice ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Japan
NERFINISHED
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other countries outside Japan ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation |
influenced by Japanese spiritual traditions
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syncretic ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Japanese new religious movement ⓘ |
| ritualElement |
hand-based transmission of divine light
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prayer to a supreme deity ⓘ use of sacred words or formulas ⓘ |
| spiritualTechnique |
channeling divine light through the hands
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directing divine light toward specific parts of the body ⓘ |
| teaches |
ethical living as part of spiritual purification
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importance of gratitude to the divine ⓘ importance of living in harmony with divine will ⓘ |
| theology |
belief in a supreme God
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belief in divine light as a purifying force ⓘ |
| typeOfPurification | non-physical spiritual purification ⓘ |
| viewOnDivinity | divine light emanates from a supreme source ⓘ |
| viewOnHumanity | humans possess a spirit that can be purified ⓘ |
| viewOnIllness | illness can be caused by spiritual impurities ⓘ |
| viewOnMisfortune | misfortune can be related to spiritual defilement ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mahikari Description of subject: Mahikari is a Japanese new religious movement known for its emphasis on spiritual purification through the transmission of divine light.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.