Ryuho Okawa

Ryuho Okawa The name was adopted with the founding of Happy Science in 1986.}} (大川 隆法; Ōkawa Ryūhō; born Takashi Nakagawa (中川 隆; Nakagawa Takashi), 7 July 1956 – 2 March 2023) was a Japanese religious and political leader who was the CEO and founder of the Happy Science and the Happiness Realization Party. He was also an author and chairman of two companies affiliated with the organization, and .

His organization has been widely criticised as a cult. Adherents of the religion worship Okawa, who claimed to be the current incarnation of a god called “” and a number of other beings, including Hermes and Gautama Buddha. Provided by Wikipedia