Kameya Kyubey

...A scholar of the Sekimon school of thought in the mid-Edo period. His name was Yoshimichi, and he was commonly known as Kameya Kyubei, and Doji was his pen name. He was born in a weaving shop in Nishijin, Kyoto, and after turning 40, he became a disciple of Teshima Toan. In 1779 (An'ei 8), he went down to Edo to preach in the Kanto region, and founded the Sanzensha.

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…江戸中期の石門心学者。名は義道，通称を亀屋久兵衛といい，道二は号。京都西陣の機屋に生まれ，40歳を過ぎて手島堵庵の門に入り，1779年(安永8)関東布教のため江戸へ下向し，参前舎を創設した。…

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