RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Mikao Usui

1865 - 1926

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Mikao Usui (臼井甕男, 15 August 1865 – 9 March 1926, commonly Usui Mikao in Japanese) was the father of a form of energy medicine and spiritual practice known as Reiki,: 108–10  used as an alternative therapy for the treatment of physical, emotional, and mental diseases. According to the inscription on his memorial stone, Usui taught Reiki to over 2,000 people during his lifetime. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mikao Usui is the 956th most popular religious figure (down from 868th in 2019), the 275th most popular biography from Japan (down from 228th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Japanese Religious Figure.

Mikao Usui is most famous for being the founder of the Usui Reiki Ryoho.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Mikao Usui ranks 956 out of 3,187. Before him are Rashid Rida, Jane Frances de Chantal, Anthony de Mello, Arnold of Brescia, Romano Guardini, and Jean Mabillon. After him are Saint Petronilla, Hamza ibn-'Ali ibn-Ahmad, Antipope Christopher, Sidi Boushaki, Waraqah ibn Nawfal, and Leonardo Boff.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1865, Mikao Usui ranks 37. Before him are Emma Orczy, Charles G. Dawes, Gabriel Narutowicz, Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe, Charles Proteus Steinmetz, and Rashid Rida. After him are Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke, Gérard Encausse, L'Inconnue de la Seine, Duan Qirui, Ernst Troeltsch, and Nikola Zhekov. Among people deceased in 1926, Mikao Usui ranks 29. Before him are John Browning, Viktor Vasnetsov, Karl Harrer, Constantin Fehrenbach, William Bateson, and John Louis Emil Dreyer. After him are Ugyen Wangchuck, Friedrich von Wieser, Knut Wicksell, Ellen Key, Prince Philippe, Duke of Orléans, and Victor, Prince Napoléon.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Mikao Usui ranks 275 out of 6,245. Before him are Kikuzo Kisaka (null), Emperor Go-Fushimi (1288), Shiro Teshima (1907), Emperor Chūai (149), Takashi Shimura (1905), and Sugawara no Michizane (845). After him are Tatsuya Shiji (1938), Nogi Maresuke (1849), Hisao Kami (1941), Rumiko Takahashi (1957), Masao Takada (null), and Oichi (1547).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Japan

Among religious figures born in Japan, Mikao Usui ranks 9. Before him are Dōgen (1200), Nichiren (1222), Empress Meishō (1624), Benkei (1155), Abe no Seimei (921), and Sen no Rikyū (1522). After him are Yamamoto Tsunetomo (1659), Ikkyū (1394), Eisai (1141), Saichō (767), Shinran (1173), and Dom Justo Takayama (1552).

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