Agonshu
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Buddhist new religious movement
Japanese new religion
new religious movement
religious festival
religious leader
Agonshu is a Japanese new religious movement that blends esoteric Buddhist practices with contemporary spiritual teachings and large-scale ritual events.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hoshi Matsuri | 0 |
| Kiriyama Seiyu | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist new religious movement
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Japanese new religion ⓘ new religious movement ⓘ religious festival ⓘ religious leader ⓘ |
| combinesWith | contemporary spiritual teachings ⓘ |
| coreTextFocus | Agama sutras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| emphasizesPractice |
ancestor veneration
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esoteric rituals ⓘ mantra recitation ⓘ meditation ⓘ spirit pacification rites ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Kiriyama Seiyu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
public religious events
ⓘ
ritual services for members ⓘ spiritual counseling ⓘ |
| hasBelief |
karmic purification
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spiritual protection ⓘ world peace through ritual practice ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
charismatic leadership
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focus on this-worldly benefits ⓘ mass participation rituals ⓘ missionary outreach ⓘ syncretic doctrine ⓘ |
| hasFounder | Kiriyama Seiyu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
collective salvation
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individual salvation ⓘ world harmony ⓘ |
| hasHeadquartersLocation | Kyoto Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligiousOrientation |
Shingon-influenced Buddhism
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esoteric Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligiousTradition | Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRitualElement |
Goma fire ceremony
NERFINISHED
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mass prayer ceremonies ⓘ offerings to deities and spirits ⓘ |
| knownFor |
fire rituals
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large-scale ritual events ⓘ |
| mediaUse |
audio-visual teachings
ⓘ
printed religious materials ⓘ television broadcasts of rituals ⓘ |
| organizer | Agonshu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizesEvent | Hoshi Matsuri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| usesLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.