Miki Tokuharu

Japanese religious leader

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Miki Tokuharu (1871–1938) was a Japanese religious leader who founded the Hito-no-michi sect, meaning "Way of Man". This movement evolved from an earlier group called Tokumitsu-kyō. Hito-no-michi taught that followers' sufferings could be transferred to Miki Tokuharu, who would endure them vicariously.1

The sect faced government opposition due to its growing strength and unorthodox teachings, leading to its forced affiliation with Sect Shintō. In 1937, Hito-no-michi was ordered disbanded, and Miki Tokuharu was imprisoned. After World War II, his son, Miki Tokuchika, revived the movement in a modified form as PL Kyōdan.1

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Hito-no-michi
…Japanese religious sect founded by Miki Tokuharu (1871–1938); it was revived in a modified form after World War II as PL Kyōdan (q.v.; from the English words “perfect liberty” and a Japanese term for “church”). Hito-no-michi was a development of an earlier religious movement, Tokumitsu-kyō, named after its founder, Kanada…
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…Japanese religious sect founded by Miki Tokuharu (1871–1938); it was revived in a modified form after World War II as PL Kyōdan (q.v.; from the English words “perfect liberty” and a Japanese term for “church”). Hito-no-michi was a development of an earlier religious movement, Tokumitsu-kyō, named after its founder, Kanada…
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