Mikao Usui

 (臼井甕男, 15 August 1865 – 9 March 1926, commonly Usui Mikao in Japanese) was the father of a form of spiritual practice known as Reiki.

Quotes about Usui

 * Although the West, rather than Japan, eventually became the promised land of Reiki, there would be no Reiki at all without Usui and his teachings.
 * Massimo Introvigne, "Reiki: In Search of the Grave of Mikao Usui", Bitter Winter (October 28, 2023)