Deguchi Nao

Deguchi Nao

Deguchi Nao ( Japanese 出口 な お , actually 出口 直 at the same reading; born January 22, 1837 in Fukuchiyama ( Tamba province ); died November 6, 1918 ) was the founder of the Japanese Ōmoto religious community.

Live and act

Deguchi Nao married in 1855 and widowed in 1887. She tried to provide her eight children with jobs that were considered lowly. In 1882 she announced that God Ushitora no Konjin (艮 の 金 神) had spoken to her and that she would now support him on earth. Although she had received little training, her notes, called Ofudesaki (お 筆 先), became the core of the Ōmoto (大本) teaching.

This teaching says that God would appear again and bring peace to earth. In her writings, Nao sharply criticized the imperial institutions and the concept of State Shinto. In 1898 she met Ueda Kisaburō, who later called himself Deguchi Onisaburō . He proved to be an excellent elucidator of their message and a good organizer of the movement with Nao at its center. He married Nao's daughter Sumi (澄; 1883–1952), who took over the leadership of the movement after the death of her mother.

Remarks

1. ↑ Today part of Kyōto Prefecture .

literature

• S. Noma (Ed.): Deguchi Nao . In: Japan. An Illustrated Encyclopedia. Kodansha, 1993, ISBN 4-06-205938-X , p. 277.

Web links

Commons : Nao Deguchi  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

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Japanese name: As is common in Japan, the family name comes before the first name in this article . Thus Deguchi is the family name, Nao the first name.