Ofudesaki (Oomoto)
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The Ofudesaki is the original holy text of Oomoto
Oomoto
Oomoto also known as Oomoto-kyo , is a sect, often categorised as a new Japanese religion originated from Shinto; it was founded in 1892 by Deguchi Nao...

, a Japanese new religion
Shinshukyo
is a Japanese term used to describe domestic new religious movements. They are also known as in Japanese, and are most often called simply Japanese new religions in English. Japanese theologians classify all religious organizations founded since the middle of the 19th century as Shinshūkyō. Thus,...

 founded in 1892 by Deguchi Nao. Encompassing roughly 200,000 pages of Japanese paper, it is written entirely in uneven hiragana
Hiragana
is a Japanese syllabary, one basic component of the Japanese writing system, along with katakana, kanji, and the Latin alphabet . Hiragana and katakana are both kana systems, in which each character represents one mora...

 which even Oomoto followers regard as unskilled. It is claimed that Deguchi was illiterate and the hiragana is an emanation of a powerful kami
Kami
is the Japanese word for the spirits, natural forces, or essence in the Shinto faith. Although the word is sometimes translated as "god" or "deity", some Shinto scholars argue that such a translation can cause a misunderstanding of the term...

 named Ushitora no Konjin
Konjin
is an itinerant kami from Onmyōdō...

. It mostly consists of denouncement of the current state of the world and commands to create a new world in this place.

Today a more coherent text by cofounder Onisaburo Deguchi is more frequently used as Oomoto's holy scripture.
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