Chujiro Hayashi

Chūjirō Hayashi
Born	(1880-09-15)15 September 1880 Tokyo, Japan
Died	11 May 1940(1940-05-11) (aged 59) Atami, Japan
Cause of death	[Died by own sword]]]]
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Captiain Imperial Japanese Navyl
Known for	Reiki

{{nihongo|Chujiro Hayashi|林 忠次郎|Hayashi Chūjirō| [[ He died on 11 May 1940}}, a disciple of Mikao Usui, played a major role in the transmission of Reik out of Japan. ]] Hayashi was a naval Captianin the Imperial Japanese Navy. No actual records exist to confirm Chujiro Hayashi was a medical doctor of Surgeon, in the IJN or otherwise. Hayashi was refered patients from local doctors and friends, where he used Reiki to treat his them. ]] Mr ChujiroHayashi began studying with Usui in around 1920. He made his branch, Hayashi Reiki Kenkyu-kai in Tokyo, Shinano-machi while his master Usui was still alive, and has kept the way of Usui's teaching.

[Hayashi initiated and trained Mrs Hawayo Takata and helped her bring Reiki to Hawaii.[[ ]] Hayashi is often considered to be Usui's chief disciple and the second Grand Master of Reiki history.

In 1940, Hayashi performed Seppuku ( in the Takata traditional story was a suicide in meditation,) rather than join the war.

See also

• Alternative Medicine
• Laying on of hands
• Glossary of alternative medicine
• US National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
• Timeline of Reiki history

Bibliography

• Hawayo Takata Story by Helen J Haberly ISBN 0944135064