PL Kyodan - PL Kyodan

Japanese: PL教団 - ピーエルきょうだん
PL Kyodan - PL Kyodan
A new religion that was established after World War II. PL is an abbreviation of Perfect Liberty. In 1924, Tokuichi Miki (1871-1938) founded the Hitonomichi sect under the influence of Tokumitsukyo. His eldest son, Tokuchika Miki (1900-1983), renovated the name and doctrine and re-established the sect in Tosu, Saga Prefecture in September 1946. Based on the idea that a succession of religious leaders (oshie-oya) have appeared and that the teachings are to be preached by the current leader, Tokuchika is revered as the founder, and Kaneda Tokumitsu is worshipped as the ghost founder (kakuri-oya). The core doctrine is the 21 precepts of life, including "Life is art," "A person's life is self-expression," and "The self is an expression of God." They also place great importance on "Shikiri" (a ritual in which the teacher takes on the burden of everyday life or makes a wish come true), and "Omisari Shinto" (a ritual in which the teacher takes on the burden of everyday life temporarily). They instruct their followers to live creative and inventive lives based on the Shoseikun (the teachings of the priesthood), and the religious organization itself is particularly focused on artistic and cultural activities such as fireworks. In recent years, they have been active in health management and plant research, aiming to unite science and religion. They are active in overseas missionary work in South America, especially Brazil. They publish many journals, including Geijutsu Seikatsu (Art Life) and PL Junior (both monthly), and Geisei Shimbun (weekly). The official number of followers is about 1.18 million (1996), and the headquarters is in Shindo, Tondabayashi City, Osaka Prefecture.

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Japanese:
第2次世界大戦後開教した新宗教。 PLは Perfect Liberty (真の自由) の頭文字でパーフェクト・リバティ教団の略称。御木徳一 (1871~1938) が徳光教の影響のもとに 1924年に開いた「ひとのみち教団」を,長男の御木徳近 (1900~83) が名称,教理を一新して 46年9月佐賀県鳥栖で再建したもの。代々教祖 (おしえおや) が現れ,現存の教祖によって教えが説かれるという考えのもとに徳近を教祖とあがめるほか,金田徳光を幽祖 (かくりおや) として崇拝する。「人生は芸術である」「人の一生は自己表現である」「自己は神の表現である」など 21ヵ条の処生訓を中心教義とする。また「おしえおや」による「遂断 (しきり) 」,すなわち「おしえおや」に現実生活の苦しみを負担してもらったり,念願を成就させてもらったりする儀礼および「お身代りの神事」,すなわち苦痛を一時教主に引取ってもらう儀礼を特に重んじている。処生訓に基づいた,創意工夫を凝らした生活を信徒に指導するとともに,教団自体も花火芸術など芸術文化活動に特に力を入れている。最近は科学と宗教の一致を目指すとして,健康管理,植物研究などにも積極的である。南アメリカとりわけブラジルでの海外布教が盛んである。機関誌としては,『芸術生活』『PLジュニア』 (ともに月刊) ,『芸生新聞』 (週刊) など多数ある。公称信徒数約 118万人 (1996) ,本部は大阪府富田林市新堂にある。

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