Editing Sukyo Mahikari (section)

==History==
The original Mahikari organization was founded by [[Kōtama Okada]] in 1959 under the name L. H. Yokoshi no Tomo Association.<ref>{{harvnb|Chang|2007|pp=137–8}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://philtar.ucsm.ac.uk/encyclopedia/easia/mahik.html|title=Sukyo Mahikari, History2|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113132539/http://philtar.ucsm.ac.uk/encyclopedia/easia/mahik.html|archive-date=2010-01-13}}</ref>

On Kōtama Okada's death in 1974, several followers claimed to be his designated successor (''oshienushi''). Sakae Sekiguchi founded [[World Divine Light]], while on June 23, 1978, the establishment of Sukyo Mahikari was announced by Keishu Okada ([[:ja:岡田恵珠|岡田恵珠]];), the adopted daughter of Kōtama Okada.<ref name="Handbook">{{cite book | last=Wilkinson | first=Gregory | title=Handbook of East Asian New Religious Movements | chapter=Sūkyō Mahikari | publisher=Brill | date=2018 | isbn=978-90-04-36297-0 | doi=10.1163/9789004362970_012 | pages=176–192}}</ref>

On October 18, 1984, the Inner Shrine (Okumiya) of the World Shrine (世界総本山奥宮) was inaugurated near the summit of [[Mount Kurai]]. The World Shrine (Suza) was inaugurated in Takayama City on November 3, 1984.

In 1998, questions were raised in the [[European Parliament]] regarding potential [[embezzlement]] of funds from the [[European Community Humanitarian Aid Office]] (ECHO) to benefit Sukyo Mahikari.<ref>https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/E-4-1998-3269_EN.html</ref> ECHO confirmed that EU funds had been granted to restore the gardens of Sukyo Mahikari's EU headquarters, the [[New Castle of Ansembourg]], but denied all other allegations.<ref>https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/E-4-1998-3269-ASW_EN.html</ref><ref>''[[La Meuse (newspaper)|La Meuse]]'', Oct 22 1998, page 14. [http://mahikariexposed.com/lameuse.htm Archived translation.]</ref>

The shrine, Hikaru Shinden ([[:ja:光神殿|光神殿]]), is a shrine dedicated to the founder, Sukuinushisama. It was inaugurated on June 23, 1992.

On May 5, 2002, the Sukyo Mahikari Youth Center (眞光青年会館) was inaugurated in Kuguno, Japan.

On November 3, 2009, the organization officially announced that the third spiritual head of the organization would be Mr. Kōō Okada ([[:ja:岡田光央|岡田光央]]; born Teshima Tairiku 手島泰六 in 1947).