Konko Daijin

Konkō Daijin
金光大神
TitleIkigami Konkō Daijin (生神金光大神)
Personal life
BornKandori Genshichi 香取 源七 (later Kawate Bunjirō 川手 文治郎; also known as Akazawa Bunji 赤沢 文治)
(1814-09-29)29 September 1814
Urami village, Bitchū Province, Japan (modern Asakuchi, Okayama Prefecture)
Died10 October 1883(1883-10-10) (aged 69)
Ōtani (now Konkō-chō), Asakuchi, Okayama Prefecture
ChildrenKonkō Ieyoshi (金光 宅吉)
Parents
  • Kandori Jūhei (香取 十平) (biological)
    Kawate Kumejirō (川手 粂治郎) (adoptive) (father)
  • Kandori Shimono (香取 しもの) (mother)
Known forFounder of Konkōkyō
OccupationReligious leader; farmer
Religious life
ReligionKonkōkyō

Konkō Daijin (金光大神) (September 29, 1814 – October 10, 1883) was the Japanese founder of Konkōkyō (the "Konko Faith"). Born a farmer in present-day Okayama Prefecture of western Japan, he experienced a divine revelation on November 15, 1859. From that time on, he devoted himself to serving Tenchi Kane no Kami (天地金乃神), the golden Kami of Heaven and Earth.

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