Kurozumi school of Shinto

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The Kurozumi school of Shinto is a modern Japanese Shinto movement founded in the 19th century that emphasizes personal spiritual renewal and direct communion with the sun goddess Amaterasu.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Shinto new religious movement
Shinto sect
religious organization
classification Kyōha Shintō (sect Shinto) NERFINISHED
coreDeity Amaterasu NERFINISHED
Amaterasu Ōmikami NERFINISHED
country Japan
emphasis direct communion with Amaterasu
personal spiritual renewal
sun worship
foundedInPeriod 19th century
foundedInYearApprox 1814
founder Kurozumi Munetada NERFINISHED
goalOfPractice harmonizing with the will of Amaterasu
spiritual renewal
hasFollowers lay believers in Japan
historicalContext developed further in Meiji period
emerged during late Edo period Japan
language Japanese
moralTeaching cheerfulness
diligence
gratitude
sincerity
namedAfter Kurozumi Munetada NERFINISHED
organizationalStructure headed by a spiritual leader descended from founder
placeOfOrigin Bizen Province NERFINISHED
Okayama Prefecture NERFINISHED
practice daily worship of the sun
moral self-cultivation
prayer to Amaterasu
recognizedAs one of the Shinto sects in the Meiji period
regionOfActivity Okayama area NERFINISHED
primarily in western Japan
relatedMovement Konkokyō NERFINISHED
other Shinto sects such as Tenrikyō
religion Shinto
ritualFocus gratitude to the sun
prayers for health and prosperity
scriptureOrText teachings of Kurozumi Munetada
theology humans share divine nature with kami
optimistic view of human nature
typeOfSpirituality sun-centered devotional practice
viewOnAmaterasu Amaterasu as central object of devotion
Amaterasu as source of life-giving light
viewOnKami kami present in natural phenomena, especially the sun

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Kurozumikyo religiousFamily Kurozumi school of Shinto