Ennokyo


Ennokyo is a shinshūkyō. It is headquartered in Muramori, Sannan-cho, Tanba-shi, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is a syncretic religion that combines features from Shinto, Buddhism, and other religious traditions. Ennokyo was founded in 1919 and was officially established as a religious corporation in 1948.

History

, the founder of the Ennokyo religion, founded Ennokyo on July 16, 1919 when she received a divine revelation. She was born in Ibara, Sannan-cho, Tanba City, Hyōgo Prefecture, near Ennokyo's present-day headquarters. She died on January 6, 1925 from valvular heart disease. Today, she is revered by Ennokyo followers as Jishō-in Ennō Chikaku Daishi.
Fukada Nagaharu, Chiyoko's eldest son, was the leader of the religion until his death in 1976. On June 10, 1948, he officially registered Ennokyo as a religious corporation as a merger of the two organizations Ennō Shūhōkai and Ennō Hōonkai.
On July 16, 1951, Fukada Nagaharu finished writing the Daily Prayers. On February 6, 1952, he published the Ennokyo Scriptures and Doctrinal Outline. Fukada Nagaharu became vice-chairman and director of the Federation of New Religious Organizations of Japan on November 28, 1975.
Fukada Hiromitsu, the eldest son of the first head priest Fukada Nagaharu, became the second head priest on April 6, 1976. In 1979, he published What is Ennokyo?, a compilation of 277 questions and answers about Ennokyo. He is currently serving as Honorary Chairman of the Shinshuren. Fukada Keiko, the eldest daughter of head priest Fukada Hiromitsu, is Fukada Hiromitsu's designated successor.

Beliefs and doctrines

Ennokyo is a syncretic religion based on Shinto, Buddhism, and other religious traditions. It permits its followers to worship any deity, as long as Ōmioya, also known as Ōmioya-sama, and its founder Fukada Chiyoko are both revered. Ennokyo encourages its followers to perform ancestor worship according to the family's or clan's own traditions.
Ennokyo has five official principles, which are:
  • Mato : God, Buddha, and other deities can all be worshipped as long as worship is performed with a sincere heart.
  • Sincerity
  • Love
  • Virtue
  • Kage no gyō
The religion's official emblem consists of the kyūjitai kanji character 覺, which means 'awakening', placed inside a five-petal flower. The five petals represent the five official principles.

Texts

Below is a list of Ennokyo scriptures and doctrinal texts.
  • Nikka gongyōbun
  • Ennōkyō kyōten
  • Kyōgi gaiyō
  • Kyōsoden
  • O-kyōso-sama
  • O-kyōso-sama o-ibunshū
  • Jikaku hansei sangemon
  • Seinen jikun
  • Shinja kunkai no kaigi
  • Ennōkyō kisoku oyobi kitei
  • ''Makoto no michi''

Affiliations

Ennokyo is part of the Federation of New Religious Organizations of Japan.