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{{Infobox religious group
{{Infobox religious group
| group        = {{black|Dōuism}}
| group        = {{black|Dōuism}}
| flag          =  
| flag          = File:Symbol of Dōuism.png
| flag_caption  =  
| flag_caption  = Symbol of Dōuism
| flag_size    =  
| flag_size    = 200px
| image        =  
| image        = File:Temple of Miyasaki Tama last resting place.png
| image_caption =  
| image_caption = Last resting place of Miyasaki Tama
| image_size    =  
| image_size    = 200px


| population    = ~494,190,000
| population    = ~494,232,000
| founder      = Miyasaki Tama
| founder      = Miyasaki Tama
| regions      =  
| regions      =  
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| region1      = [[Canton River Delta]]
| region1      = [[Canton River Delta]]
| pop1          = ~
| pop1          = ~494,190,000
| ref1          =  
| ref1          =  
| region2      =  
| region2      = [[Gueldere]]
| pop2          =  
| pop2          = ~42,000
| ref2          =  
| ref2          =  
| region3      =  
| region3      =  
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| leader_title        = High priestess (女教皇 (Jokyōkō))
'''Dōuism''' is the traditional faith followed by most people in [[Canton River Delta]]. 57% of all people in CRD are Dōuist. Most people are not fanatic Dōuist but common Dōuist, they still follow traditions and go to the temples on important dates but don't go every Wednesday. 82% of all Dōuists are common Dōuist.
 
| leader_name        = Mitsue Iyona
 
| leader_title1      = High priest (大祭司 (Dà jìsī))
 
| leader_name1        = Cao Xia
 
'''Dōuism''' is the traditional faith followed by most people in [[Canton River Delta]].


==History==
==History==
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===Mitsue Iyona===
===Mitsue Iyona===
Mitsue Iyona is the High priestess (女教皇 (Jokyōkō)) of Northern Dōuism
Mitsue Iyona is the High priestess (女教皇 (Jokyōkō)) of Northern Dōuism, also known as the queen mother of the north.


===Cao Xia===
===Cao Xia===


Cao Xia is the High priest (大祭司 (Dà jìsī)) of Southern Dōuism
Cao Xia is the High priest (大祭司 (Dà jìsī)) of Southern Dōuism, also known as the king father of the south.
 
==Jokyōkō's and Dà jìsī's==
 
===List of Jokyōkō's===
[[File:Jokyōkō Crown.png|thumb|right|200px|Jokyōkō Mae wearing the Jokyōkō Crown]]
{|class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:center
<!--!Period-->
!colspan="2"|№ !![[wikipedia:English language|Common]] name !!From !!Until !!Ended by
|-
!1 !!
|TBA||1848 ||1856 ||style="background:#C6C6C6"|'''NATURAL DEATH
|-
!2 !!
|TBA||1848 ||1856 ||style="background:#C6C6C6"|'''NATURAL DEATH
|-
!3 !!
|TBA||1848 ||1856 ||style="background:#C6C6C6"|'''NATURAL DEATH
|-
!4 !!
|TBA||1848 ||1856 ||style="background:#C6C6C6"|'''NATURAL DEATH
|-
!5 !!
|TBA||1848 ||1856 ||style="background:#C6C6C6"|'''NATURAL DEATH
|-
!6 !!
|TBA||1848 ||1856 ||style="background:#C6C6C6"|'''NATURAL DEATH
|-
!7 !!
|TBA||1848 ||1856 ||style="background:#C6C6C6"|'''NATURAL DEATH
|-
!8 !!
|TBA||1848 ||1856 ||style="background:#C6C6C6"|'''NATURAL DEATH
|-
!9 !!
|TBA||1848 ||1856 ||style="background:#C6C6C6"|'''NATURAL DEATH
|-
!10 !!
|TBA||1848 ||1856 ||style="background:#C6C6C6"|'''NATURAL DEATH
|-
!11 !!
|TBA||1848 ||1856 ||style="background:#C6C6C6"|'''NATURAL DEATH
|-
!12 !!
|TBA||1848 ||1856 ||style="background:#C6C6C6"|'''NATURAL DEATH
|-
!13 !!
|TBA||1848 ||1856 ||style="background:#C6C6C6"|'''NATURAL DEATH
|-
!14 !!
|TBA||1848 ||1856 ||style="background:#C6C6C6"|'''NATURAL DEATH
|-
!15 !!
|TBA||1848 ||1856 ||style="background:#C6C6C6"|'''NATURAL DEATH
|-
!16 !!
|Mitsue III ||2012 ||colspan="2"|—
|}
 
===List of Dà jìsī's===
[[File:Dà jìsī Crown.png|thumb|right|200px|Dà jìsī Tao II wearing the Dà jìsī Crown]]
{|class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:center
<!--!Period-->
!colspan="2"|№ !![[wikipedia:English language|Common]] name !!From !!Until !!Ended by
|-
!1 !!
|TBA||1848 ||1856 ||style="background:#C6C6C6"|'''NATURAL DEATH
|-
!2 !!
|TBA||1848 ||1856 ||style="background:#C6C6C6"|'''NATURAL DEATH
|-
!3 !!
|TBA||1848 ||1856 ||style="background:#C6C6C6"|'''NATURAL DEATH
|-
!4 !!
|TBA||1848 ||1856 ||style="background:#C6C6C6"|'''NATURAL DEATH
|-
!5 !!
|TBA||1848 ||1856 ||style="background:#C6C6C6"|'''NATURAL DEATH
|-
!6 !!
|TBA||1848 ||1856 ||style="background:#C6C6C6"|'''NATURAL DEATH
|-
!7 !!
|TBA||1848 ||1856 ||style="background:#C6C6C6"|'''NATURAL DEATH
|-
!8 !!
|TBA||1848 ||1856 ||style="background:#C6C6C6"|'''NATURAL DEATH
|-
!9 !!
|TBA||1848 ||1856 ||style="background:#C6C6C6"|'''NATURAL DEATH
|-
!10 !!
|TBA||1848 ||1856 ||style="background:#C6C6C6"|'''NATURAL DEATH
|-
!11 !!
|TBA||1848 ||1856 ||style="background:#C6C6C6"|'''NATURAL DEATH
|-
!12 !!
|TBA||1848 ||1856 ||style="background:#C6C6C6"|'''NATURAL DEATH
|-
!13 !!
|TBA||1848 ||1856 ||style="background:#C6C6C6"|'''NATURAL DEATH
|-
!14 !!
|TBA||1848 ||1856 ||style="background:#C6C6C6"|'''NATURAL DEATH
|-
!15 !!
|TBA||1848 ||1856 ||style="background:#C6C6C6"|'''NATURAL DEATH
|-
!16 !!
|Cao IV ||2015 ||colspan="2"|—
|}
 
==Beliefs==
 
===Enlightenment===
 
Dōuists believe that one can achieve enlightenment by meditating and living a good life. The idea of enlightenment started with the first Dōuist, Miyasaki Tama. She was the first one to achieve enlightenment and many have followed her in her footsteps. They are known as the Enlightened and can be compared with saints. However, people do not worship them. They are seen as the highest examples of how to live life and become truly good.
 
===Reincarnation and the afterlife===
 
==Sanctuaries==
[[File:Temple of Miyasaki Tama last resting place.png|thumb|right|300px|Temple in the Miyasaki cavern]]
===Miyasaki cavern===
 
The Miyasaki cavern is the holiest place in all of CRD due to the fact that this is the place were Miyasaki achieved enlightenment and where she was later buried.
 
===Tikawa temple complex===
 
[[File:Model of the Tikawa temple complex.png|thumb|right|300px|Model of the Tikawa temple complex]]
 
The Tikawa temple complex is the home and seat of the High priestess (女教皇 (Jokyōkō)). It can be compared with [[Silvadum City]] as the home of the highest person of the religion. Though, the High priestess (女教皇 (Jokyōkō)) is only seen by Northern Dōuism as the highest of the religion. In the south they have the High priest (大祭司 (Dà jìsī)) as the highest of the religion.
 
The temple complex was build in the Kawa period of the Cantonese history. It was extraordinarily special that the temple complex was build in that time due to the fact that the build technique used were thought to be invented a 100 years later.
 
===Huá temple complex===
 
==The great schism==
 
===Northern Dōuism===
 
===Southern Dōuism===


==List of gods and goddesses==
==List of gods and goddesses==


===The high gods and goddesses===
===The high gods and goddesses===
Dōuism is a Polytheistic religion with many gods and goddesses. The most important Deities are known as the upper six or The high gods and goddesses. They are Tanji, Saito, Okabe, Azuma, Yamataka and Okino. Due to the fact that gender has little role in Canton River Delta are the titles not always matching with the gender of the Deity. Like Okabe, she is a female but her title is god or Yamataka, he is male but his title is goddess.


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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|-
|-
| Tanji
| Tanji
| Tanji <br> God of life
| Tanji <br> God of life, <br> also known as The Creator
| Male
| Male
|rowspan="1 bgcolor=#EAECF0|'''-'''
|rowspan="1 bgcolor=#EAECF0|'''-'''
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|-
|-
| Azuma
| Azuma
| Azuma <br> Goddesses of Light
| Azuma <br> Goddess of Light
| Female
| Female
|rowspan="1" bgcolor=#f9d567|'''Light'''
|rowspan="1" bgcolor=#f9d567|'''Light'''
|-
|-
| Yamataka
| Yamataka
| Yamataka <br> Goddesses of Nature
| Yamataka <br> Goddess of Nature
| Male
| Male
|rowspan="1" bgcolor=#93c727|'''Nature'''
|rowspan="1" bgcolor=#93c727|'''Nature'''
|-
|-
| Okino
| Okino
| Okino <br> Goddesses of Water
| Okino <br> Goddess of Water
| Gender neutral
| Gender neutral
|rowspan="1" bgcolor=#3a8ac0|'''Water'''
|rowspan="1" bgcolor=#3a8ac0|'''Water'''
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| Saito <br> God of War
| Saito <br> God of War
| Male
| Male
|-
| Asaka
| Asaka <br> God of Courage
| Male
|-
| Shima
| Shima <br> Goddess of Tactics
| Female
|-
| Kano
| Kano <br> God of Bloodshed
| Male
|-
| Hirota
| Hirota <br> Goddess of Cavalry
| Female
|-
| Hiroi
| Hiroi <br> God of Surrender
| Male
|-
| Kuga
| Kuga <br> Goddess of Lost family
| Female
|-
|-
|}
|}
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| Okabe <br> God of Darkness
| Okabe <br> God of Darkness
| Female
| Female
|-
| Hirano
| Hirano <br> God of Death
| Male
|-
|-
|}
|}
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|-
|-
| Azuma
| Azuma
| Azuma <br> Goddesses of Light
| Azuma <br> Goddess of Light
| Female
| Female
|-
| Himura
| Himura <br> Goddess of Happyness
| Female
|-
| Kiyota
| Kiyota <br> God of Love
| Male
|-
|-
|}
|}
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|-
|-
| Yamataka
| Yamataka
| Yamataka <br> Goddesses of Nature
| Yamataka <br> Goddess of Nature
| Male
| Male
|-
|-
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|-
|-
| Okino
| Okino
| Okino <br> Goddesses of Water
| Okino <br> Goddess of Water
| Gender neutral
| Gender neutral
|-
|-
|}
|}

Latest revision as of 22:32, 20 July 2021

Dōuism
Symbol of Dōuism
Symbol of Dōuism
Last resting place of Miyasaki Tama
Last resting place of Miyasaki Tama
Total population
~494,232,000
Founder
Miyasaki Tama
Regions with significant populations
Canton River Delta~494,190,000
Gueldere~42,000
Languages
Gensa • Yǔyán

Dōuism is the traditional faith followed by most people in Canton River Delta. 57% of all people in CRD are Dōuist. Most people are not fanatic Dōuist but common Dōuist, they still follow traditions and go to the temples on important dates but don't go every Wednesday. 82% of all Dōuists are common Dōuist.

History

Important Figures

Miyasaki Tama

Painting of Miyasaki Tama on her water lily

Miyasaki Tama was a farm girl in the old city of Kibe. One day she went down to the coast the watch the sun go up and behind her she heard a voice. Miyasaki followed the voice to a cavern that was open on the top so that light could fall in. In the middle of the cavern sat a lake with a giant water lily. She walked to the lily and sat on it to meditate. On that lily she heard the voice again, the voice was the voice of a god. The voice called himself Tanji. Thus, on the water lily, Miyasaki achieved enlightenment with the help of Tanji and she became the first Dōuist.

Mitsue Iyona

Mitsue Iyona is the High priestess (女教皇 (Jokyōkō)) of Northern Dōuism, also known as the queen mother of the north.

Cao Xia

Cao Xia is the High priest (大祭司 (Dà jìsī)) of Southern Dōuism, also known as the king father of the south.

Jokyōkō's and Dà jìsī's

List of Jokyōkō's

Jokyōkō Mae wearing the Jokyōkō Crown
№ Common name From Until Ended by
1 TBA 1848 1856 NATURAL DEATH
2 TBA 1848 1856 NATURAL DEATH
3 TBA 1848 1856 NATURAL DEATH
4 TBA 1848 1856 NATURAL DEATH
5 TBA 1848 1856 NATURAL DEATH
6 TBA 1848 1856 NATURAL DEATH
7 TBA 1848 1856 NATURAL DEATH
8 TBA 1848 1856 NATURAL DEATH
9 TBA 1848 1856 NATURAL DEATH
10 TBA 1848 1856 NATURAL DEATH
11 TBA 1848 1856 NATURAL DEATH
12 TBA 1848 1856 NATURAL DEATH
13 TBA 1848 1856 NATURAL DEATH
14 TBA 1848 1856 NATURAL DEATH
15 TBA 1848 1856 NATURAL DEATH
16 Mitsue III 2012 —

List of Dà jìsī's

Dà jìsī Tao II wearing the Dà jìsī Crown
№ Common name From Until Ended by
1 TBA 1848 1856 NATURAL DEATH
2 TBA 1848 1856 NATURAL DEATH
3 TBA 1848 1856 NATURAL DEATH
4 TBA 1848 1856 NATURAL DEATH
5 TBA 1848 1856 NATURAL DEATH
6 TBA 1848 1856 NATURAL DEATH
7 TBA 1848 1856 NATURAL DEATH
8 TBA 1848 1856 NATURAL DEATH
9 TBA 1848 1856 NATURAL DEATH
10 TBA 1848 1856 NATURAL DEATH
11 TBA 1848 1856 NATURAL DEATH
12 TBA 1848 1856 NATURAL DEATH
13 TBA 1848 1856 NATURAL DEATH
14 TBA 1848 1856 NATURAL DEATH
15 TBA 1848 1856 NATURAL DEATH
16 Cao IV 2015 —

Beliefs

Enlightenment

Dōuists believe that one can achieve enlightenment by meditating and living a good life. The idea of enlightenment started with the first Dōuist, Miyasaki Tama. She was the first one to achieve enlightenment and many have followed her in her footsteps. They are known as the Enlightened and can be compared with saints. However, people do not worship them. They are seen as the highest examples of how to live life and become truly good.

Reincarnation and the afterlife

Sanctuaries

Temple in the Miyasaki cavern

Miyasaki cavern

The Miyasaki cavern is the holiest place in all of CRD due to the fact that this is the place were Miyasaki achieved enlightenment and where she was later buried.

Tikawa temple complex

Model of the Tikawa temple complex

The Tikawa temple complex is the home and seat of the High priestess (女教皇 (Jokyōkō)). It can be compared with Silvadum City as the home of the highest person of the religion. Though, the High priestess (女教皇 (Jokyōkō)) is only seen by Northern Dōuism as the highest of the religion. In the south they have the High priest (大祭司 (Dà jìsī)) as the highest of the religion.

The temple complex was build in the Kawa period of the Cantonese history. It was extraordinarily special that the temple complex was build in that time due to the fact that the build technique used were thought to be invented a 100 years later.

Huá temple complex

The great schism

Northern Dōuism

Southern Dōuism

List of gods and goddesses

The high gods and goddesses

Dōuism is a Polytheistic religion with many gods and goddesses. The most important Deities are known as the upper six or The high gods and goddesses. They are Tanji, Saito, Okabe, Azuma, Yamataka and Okino. Due to the fact that gender has little role in Canton River Delta are the titles not always matching with the gender of the Deity. Like Okabe, she is a female but her title is god or Yamataka, he is male but his title is goddess.

Deity Description Gender Godly family
Tanji Tanji
God of life,
also known as The Creator 		Male -
Saito Saito
God of War 		Male War
Okabe Okabe
God of Darkness 		Female Darkness
Azuma Azuma
Goddess of Light 		Female Light
Yamataka Yamataka
Goddess of Nature 		Male Nature
Okino Okino
Goddess of Water 		Gender neutral Water

The war family gods and goddesses

Deity Description Gender
Saito Saito
God of War 		Male
Asaka Asaka
God of Courage 		Male
Shima Shima
Goddess of Tactics 		Female
Kano Kano
God of Bloodshed 		Male
Hirota Hirota
Goddess of Cavalry 		Female
Hiroi Hiroi
God of Surrender 		Male
Kuga Kuga
Goddess of Lost family 		Female

The Darkness family gods and goddesses

Deity Description Gender
Okabe Okabe
God of Darkness 		Female
Hirano Hirano
God of Death 		Male

The Light family gods and goddesses

Deity Description Gender
Azuma Azuma
Goddess of Light 		Female
Himura Himura
Goddess of Happyness 		Female
Kiyota Kiyota
God of Love 		Male

The Nature family gods and goddesses

Deity Description Gender
Yamataka Yamataka
Goddess of Nature 		Male

The Water family gods and goddesses

Deity Description Gender
Okino Okino
Goddess of Water 		Gender neutral
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