Daigensui Myōō

deity Shingon Buddhism single tradition · 1

Daigensui Myōō is venerated as a protector of the nation from foreign enemies as well as natural disasters. In January, 1945, several Shingon monks performed Goma rituals dedicated to Daigensui Myōō to curse the U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Roosevelt died three months later, which the monks claimed was due to their rituals.

When

First attested
700 CE
Attested period
700 – 1945
Historical notes
Ceremony held from the 8th to 14th days of the first month called Taigen[sui] no hō to ward off calamities.

Sources

wikipedia (1)

Source passages

“Daigensui Myōō is venerated as a protector of the nation from foreign enemies as well as natural disasters. In ancient times, the Japanese Imperial Court held a ceremony from the eighth to fourteenth days of the first month called Taigen[sui] no hō (大元帥の法; lit. Law of Āṭavaka) to ward off calamities”

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