Dōkai
The Society of the Way (Japanese: 道会 (どうかい), Hepburn: Dōkai) is a Japanese new religion founded by Matsumura Kaiseki in 1907 which synthesizes aspects of Christian, Confucian, Daoist, and traditional Japanese thought. Its four main tenets are theism (信神), ethical cultivation (修徳), neighborly love (愛隣), and a belief in eternal life (永生).
Notable members
- Ōkawa Shūmei, Japanese nationalist and Pan-Asian ideologue[1][2]
See also
- Tensokokyo, a Japanese new religion that also utilizes the teachings of Christianity
References
- ^ Saaler, Sven; Szpilman, Christopher W. A., eds. (2011-04-16). Pan-Asianism: A Documentary History. Vol. II: 1920–Present. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 88. ISBN 978-1442206021.
For example, Matsumura Kaiseki (1859–1939), who in 1912 founded a new religious sect, the Society of the Way (Dōkai), of which Ōkawa Shūmei was also a member, also favored a synthesis of the same religions, while not under the banner of Pan-Asianism (Dufourmont 2008).
- ^ Usuki, Akira (2012). "A Japanese Asianist's View of Islam: A Case Study of Ōkawa Shūmei". Annals of Japan Association for Middle East Studies. 28 (2). Japan Association for Middle East Studies: 59–84.
At the same time, he [Ōkawa Shūmei] participated in Dōkai (The Way Association), which was an indigenous Japanese Christian movement founded by Matsumura Kaiseki (1859-1939) in 1907.