What is Konko

New Religions
#3
Konko-kyou（金光教）
26 June 2012
Masayo Urasaki (Faa)
Today’s Class Goal
1)To understand Konko-kyou’s brief
history and founder’s background.
2)To open interest “Shin-to（神道）”
Topics
What is Konko-kyou（金光教）?
 Founder (Mr.Bunji Akazawa →
Konko Daijin)
 DVD(Founder’s history /Okage wa waga
kokoro ni ari おかげは和賀心にあり)
 DVD (Konko-sama :Tales of Toritsugi
Mediation 金光さまとりつぎ物語)
 Teaching and Rituals

Konko-kyou（金光教）

Kon (金）
gold
kou （光） light
kyou （教）teaching

1859 yr (2397) started at Okayama
prefecture.
Founder Konko-daijin （金光大神）
・or Ikigami- Konko-daijin（生神金光大神）
Old name→
Mr.Bunji Akazawa（赤沢文治）
Iki gami （生神） living Kami
→・Mr.Bunji himself
・ Mediator between Kami and men
 Believer: 432,660, Church: 1600 (2009yr)
Okage ha – waga kokoro ni ari
(おかげは和賀心にあり)

Divine favor depends upon
your own heart
・Okage （おかげ）
generally meaning … Thank for
people, good, Gods(Kami)
In Konko kyou… Especially, Thank for Kami
Waga-kokoro (和賀心)

Mind of helping others and
myself by one’s faith
Wa （和）
→ circle , peace
Brief history of Founder
“Konko-daijin（金光大神）”
Born in 1814 .
 Working as Farmer.
 Since childhood , he had weak body
 After married , he lost his 3 children.
 He got seriously ill when he was 42
 After pray for recover to Kami (Gods) ,he
became heal.
 Quit Farmer, devote to Toritsugi
mediation.

Main Teaching and Rituals

Tenchi- kane- no- kami (天地金乃神）
Human being can live by grace of
Tenchi- kane- no- kami
 Aiyo-kakeyo（あいよかけよ）
Mutual Help each other between Kami and
people
 Rituals：Toritsugi（取次）
Mediate between kami and begging people
How to worship

一礼 → 四拍手 → 心中祈念 → 一礼
one bow
→four clapping
→ Worship devotedly
→ one bow
4 four 四（SHI or YON)
し死 (SHI) death
→
“し”あわせ (“SHI”awase)
“よ”かれ（”YO”kare)
Content of Worship to Kami
１） Gratitude
Thank for Kami, peoples or living
things
２） Apology
Apology of one’s egoistic mind
３） Wish
Pray one’s personal wish (good health,
works, human-relations)
Volunteer Activities
・NGO (KPAC)
Konkokyo Peace Activity Center
Volunteer activities about
development at Philippine,
Thailand, Cambodia.
・Donation for the disaster erea.
・Clean-up campaign of each churches.

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