Doukhobors - Doukhobors (English spelling) Dukhobory [Russia]

Japanese: ドゥホボル派 - ドゥホボルは（英語表記）Dukhobory[ロシア]

A sect belonging to spiritual Christianity. It appeared near Kharkov, Russia around 1740. Its name means "fighter for souls." Its founders, S. Kolesnikov and L. Pobirokhin, were of peasant origin. They opposed the tsarist government and the Orthodox Church that was in collusion with it. They rejected all external aspects of Christianity, such as clergy, monks, churches, sacraments, crosses, and icons, and used their own holy book, which they called the "Book of Life." They believe that God resides within the chosen righteous as "universal love," "wisdom," and "eternal good."

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

心霊キリスト教に属するセクト。1740年ころロシアのハリコフ付近に現れた。名称は〈霊魂のために闘う者〉の意味。創設者はコレスニコフS.KolesnikovとポビロヒンL.Pobirokhinで，農民の出身である。帝政とそれと結託した正教会に敵対した。聖職者，修道士，教会堂，サクラメント，十字架，イコンなどキリスト教の外面的なものすべてを否認し，独自の《生命の書》と称する聖典を用いた。神は，〈普遍的愛〉〈英知〉〈永遠の善〉として，選ばれた義人のうちに宿るものとされる。

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