Mason

Japanese: Mason
Mason

…A philanthropic organization founded in England in the early 18th century and has since spread throughout the world. It is also simply called Mason. Currently, there are 32,370 lodges (chapters) and 6,155,000 members (according to a survey by the Brockhouse Encyclopedia in 1966). It is not a secret society, but since the initiation ceremony is not open to the public, it is difficult for outsiders to grasp the whole picture. It aims to realize philanthropy, freedom, and equality on a global level, and rejects political totalitarianism, exclusivism, and fanaticism. Members call each other "brothers" and take an oath on the Bible at the initiation ceremony, so it is not fundamentally opposed to Christianity, but it has a deistic tendency, calling God "the Supreme Architect of the whole world." …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Mason" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…18世紀初頭イギリスに創設され,以来世界中にひろがった博愛主義団体。単にメーソンMasonともいう。現有勢力は,ロッジ(支部)数3万2370,会員数615万5000人(《ブロックハウス百科事典》1966年度の調査による)。秘密結社ではないが,入社式が非公開なので,部外者には全貌がつかみがたい。世界市民的博愛,自由,平等の実現をめざし,政治的全体主義,排他主義,狂信をしりぞける。会員はお互いに〈兄弟〉と呼び合い,入社式にも聖書に誓約するように,基本的にはキリスト教と対立しないが,神を〈全世界の至高の建築師〉と称するような理神論的傾向を有する。…

※「Mason」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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