, also known simply as , is a Shinto-based Japanese new religion. The headquarters of Ōyamanezunomikoto Shinji Kyōkai is located near Maita Station in Minami-ku, Yokohama, Japan.

Name of the organization The name of the organization can be analyzed as follows. Ōyamanezu-no-mikoto (大山ねずの命) (name of the religion's main deity) Shinji (神示), Kyōkai (教会),

The official name of the religion written in kanji is given in the image below. The third character from the left (resembling but without the horizontal stroke in the middle right) is not encoded and thus has to be displayed using an image. As a result, the hiragana (nezu-no) is usually typed instead.

Beliefs and doctrines The religion's official doctrine is . The deity worshipped is the goddess Ōyamanezu-no-mikoto (大山ねずの命).

History Ōyamanezunomikoto Shinji Kyōkai was founded on September 23, 1953 by Tomomaru Sai (供丸斎; born Inahime Sadao 稲飯 定雄; 1905–1988).

The religion believes that Mori Hideko (森 日出子; November 15, 1946 – 2002), known in the religion as Tomomaruhime Sensei 供丸姫先生, is the divine incarnation of Ōyamanezu-no-mikoto. She was announced to be a kami on November 15, 1987, which is also the starting date of the religion's calendar.

Publications

One of the religion's most important texts is Shinjitsu no hikari: shinji (真実の光・神示) (), a collection of divine revelations.

English-language books published by Ōyamanezunomikoto Shinji Kyōkai include:

The Path to Truth, a Journey of Light (2020) (Japanese original: Shinjitsu eno Michi Hikari no Sokuseki 真実への道 光の足跡, 2016) (history of the religion's leaders) The Basic Principles: Family, Health, and Work (2019) (Japanese original: Richi no Shinri 理知の真理, 2019) (bilingual, with English and Japanese) Ceremonies: The Principles (2019) (Japanese original: Gishiki no Shinri 儀式の真理, 2019) (bilingual, with English and Japanese) Kokoro no Tabiji: My Story (2022) (Japanese original: Kokoro no Tabiji 心の旅路 vols. 98–100, 2020–2022) How to Live (2016) (Japanese original: Kokoro no Moto 心の基, 2013)

See also Ōyamatsumi

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