Leftimies
Dwelling in the Principle
I was wondering, how are the Asian new religions represented on this forum? Whether it be Japan, Korea, China, Hong Kong or Taiwan, there are numerous new religious movements in existence that sway notable influence in those countries (particularly the Japanese ones and some of the sinitic ones). Here is a short list of some of them that I compiled:
Japan.
- Tenrikyo
- Konkokyo
- Ōmoto
Sinosphere.
- Yiguandao
- Tiandi
- Xiantiandao
- Guiyidao
- Shengdao
- Zailiism
- Haizidao
Korea.
- Cheondoism
- Daejongism
- Jeungsando
I understand that this is at least in part because most of the sinitic new religions are generally labeled as either part of Taoism or just lumped under the 'Chinese folk religion' category. The Japanese new religions excepted, the Chinese and Korean ones seem to be very local in nature and not concerned with other cultures. Therefore it could very well be that there just are no practitioners here on this site.
However, with 7,6% of Taiwanese people being Xiantiandaoists (apparently lumped under Taoism in census), some 3,4% of all Taiwanese people being Yiguandaoists and, of course, the fact that Tenrikyo has 1.75 million followers in Japan and 2 million worldwide, you'd think that there would be at least tiny representation on this site.
Indeed, I was kind of expecting there to be at least people who practice Tenrikyo (if I am not mistaken, there used to be one Tenrikyo practitioner here at RF) because of its spread to numerous countries, including Western world. Same goes for Konkokyo and Ōmoto, which, although less popular than Tenrikyo, likewise have an universal character. So I guess my question is that are here any people who:
1) identify as adherent to any of the previously mentioned new religions.
2) are not yet adherent, but would be interested in becoming such.
It would be interesting to know more about those, as online material can be scarce and hard to come by. I have personally no invested interest in these religions, but for cultural reasons it would be nice to learn more.
Peace.
Japan.
- Tenrikyo
- Konkokyo
- Ōmoto
Sinosphere.
- Yiguandao
- Tiandi
- Xiantiandao
- Guiyidao
- Shengdao
- Zailiism
- Haizidao
Korea.
- Cheondoism
- Daejongism
- Jeungsando
I understand that this is at least in part because most of the sinitic new religions are generally labeled as either part of Taoism or just lumped under the 'Chinese folk religion' category. The Japanese new religions excepted, the Chinese and Korean ones seem to be very local in nature and not concerned with other cultures. Therefore it could very well be that there just are no practitioners here on this site.
However, with 7,6% of Taiwanese people being Xiantiandaoists (apparently lumped under Taoism in census), some 3,4% of all Taiwanese people being Yiguandaoists and, of course, the fact that Tenrikyo has 1.75 million followers in Japan and 2 million worldwide, you'd think that there would be at least tiny representation on this site.
Indeed, I was kind of expecting there to be at least people who practice Tenrikyo (if I am not mistaken, there used to be one Tenrikyo practitioner here at RF) because of its spread to numerous countries, including Western world. Same goes for Konkokyo and Ōmoto, which, although less popular than Tenrikyo, likewise have an universal character. So I guess my question is that are here any people who:
1) identify as adherent to any of the previously mentioned new religions.
2) are not yet adherent, but would be interested in becoming such.
It would be interesting to know more about those, as online material can be scarce and hard to come by. I have personally no invested interest in these religions, but for cultural reasons it would be nice to learn more.
Peace.