Key facts
- Born
- ( 1865-08-15 ) 15 August 1865, Taniai (now called Miyama cho ) ( Gifu )
- Died
- 9 March 1926 (1926-03-09) (aged 60), Fukuyama (福山市)
- Occupation
- Reiki Master
- Known for
- Reiki
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Place of birth
- Gifu Prefecture
- Place of death
- Fukuyama
- Religion
- Buddhism
- Field of work
- alternative medicine
- Image
- Mikaousui.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1865-08-15
- date of death
- 1926-03-09
- Commons category
- Mikao Usui
- name in kana
- うすい みかお
- name in native language
- 臼井 甕男
- cause of death
- stroke
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
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, 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. Eleven of these students continued their training to reach the Shinpiden level, a level equivalent to the Western third degree, or Master level.
Early life, family and education
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mikao Usui” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.