An Introduction to the Simorghian Culture and ... - Kaveh Farrokh

oot, source. Therefore, Sengen means the root God of all the mystics and their power.
Sengen is Father-Mother God of Heaven 天の父母 and has three faces:
Table 7. Threefold godhead of Miroku confraternity
Godhead deity Nature
Chôjitsugetsukôbutsu 長日月光仏 God of the Sun light and the moon light
Sengendaibosatsu 仙元大菩薩 The Spirit of Mt. Fuji
Miroku 弥勒 God of Good and Justice, Ruler of the stars and
the seven planets.
He is also called Myôken 妙見.
Mystic leaders of Miroku confraternity were looked upon avatars of Miroku. The name
Sengen is not a Japanese word. It is a typical technological term of Chinese Milo-ism. It
should be noted that Miroku-Myôken of Miroku confraternity retains strong connection with
stars and the dipper as Roman Mithras.
*mystics: The mystics of Miroku confraternity are called sendatsu 先達. Sen 先 means
“ahead“ or “earlier”, datsu 達 means “attained”. Therefore sendatsu means the one who
attained earlier. The great mystics are called dai-sendatsu 大先達. Dai 大 means “great”.
Resent Discovery
There is an icon of the six paths of reincarnation Rikudôrinnezu 六道輪廻図 in the
Museum Yamatobunkakan 大和文華館 (Photo 9).
Photo 9. Icon of the six paths of reincarnations
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