Kōtama Okada

Kōtama Okada
岡田 光玉
Personal life
BornYoshikazu Okada (岡田 良一)
(1901-02-27)27 February 1901
Minato, Tokyo
Died23 June 1974(1974-06-23) (aged 73)
Japan
NationalityJapanese
ChildrenKeishu Okada (岡田恵珠)
Known forFounding the Mahikari movement
Religious life
ReligionMahikari

Kōtama Okada (岡田 光玉; birth name: Yoshikazu Okada 岡田 良一; born February 27, 1901, Minato, Tokyo; died June 23, 1974) was the founder of the Mahikari new religious movement (shinshūkyō) in Japan. Today, both Sukyo Mahikari and World Divine Light recognize him as the founder of their religions.

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