Konko Daijin’s 1857 divine revelation

Record summary

Konkokyo traces its formal emergence to a series of revelations experienced by Kawate Bunjiro, later called Konko Daijin, especially the 1857 instruction in which the deity Konko Daijin is said to have commissioned him as a mediator. The movement developed around healing, household consultation and the doctrine of an accessible divine relationship. This lead supports comparison of possession, illness, vernacular theology and institutionalization under late Tokugawa conditions. The main evidence comes from Konkokyo records and later compilations, so exact dialogue, dates and retrospective interpretation require verification.