|
Mikao Usui (臼井甕男, 15 August 1865 – 9 March 1926, commonly ''Usui Mikao'' in Japanese) was the founder of a form of spiritual practice known as Reiki,〔Lübeck, Petter, and Rand (2001). Chapter 14, pages 108 to 110; Ellyard (2004). Page 79; McKenzie (1998). Pages 19, 42, and 52; Lübeck (1996). Page 22; Boräng (1997). Page 57; Veltheim and Veltheim (1995). Page 72〕 used as a complementary therapy for the treatment of physical, emotional, and mental diseases. According to the inscription on his memorial stone, Usui taught Reiki to over 2000 people during his lifetime. Sixteen of these students continued their training to reach the ''Shinpiden'' level, a level equivalent to the Western third degree, or Master level.〔Number of people taught by Usui: (Lübeck, Petter, and Rand (2001). Page 16)〕 Usui died on 9 March 1926 of a stroke. == Life == Usui was born on 15 August 1865 in the village of Taniai (now called Miyama cho) in the Yamagata district of the Gifu Prefecture, Japan, which is now located near present-day Nagoya. A 19th century scholar, Mikao Usui seems to have earned a doctorate of theology at the University of Chicago, in the theological seminary. Usui is also said to be Usui Shiki Ryoho method. Shugendō is a Japanese mountain ascetic shamanism, which incorporates Shinto and Buddhist practices.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Shugendō – Words – Tangorin.com Japanese Dictionary )〕 Roles of Shugendō practitioners include offering religious services such as fortune telling, divination, channelling, prayer, ritual incantations and exorcism. Shugenja was often used by family clans to heal disease or to avoid misfortune.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mikao Usui」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|