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	ritual suicide
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	naval surgeon
Known for	Reiki

Chujiro Hayashi (林 忠次郎, Hayashi Chūjirō, 15 September 1880 – 11 May 1940), a disciple of Mikao Usui, played a major role in the transmission of Reiki out of Japan and for turning it into a less mystical practice.

Hayashi was a naval physician and employed Reiki to treat his patients. He began studying with Usui in 1925. 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 Hawayo Takata and helped her bring Reiki to Hawaii. As some of the popular history of Reiki consists of Takata's alleged lies, Hayashi is often considered to be Usui's chief disciple and the second Grand Master of Reiki history.

In 1940, Hayashi performed seppuku, a form of suicide.

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

• Hayashi, Chujiro; Arjava Petter, Frank; Yamaguchi, Tadao (2004). The Hayashi Reiki Manual: Japanese Healing Techniques from the Founder of the Western Reiki System. Dorset, England: Lotus Press. ISBN 0-914955-75-6.