What does Mahikari do with all of the money donated to it?
That’s a good question. It is estimated that Sukyo Mahikari alone collects several hundred million dollars yearly, most of it going to Japan. To our knowledge Mahikari does not practice helping the needy or the communities in which the money is collected. So how is the money used? One way is to glorify their temples and other real estate holdings. One of the temples of another Mahikari sect houses a solid gold altar over 30 feet in height (see following photo) and weighing nine tons. Australian newspaper reports have linked Mahikari to Aum Shinrikyo (the Japan subway gasing cult) where Mahikari and Aum are said to be secretly funding nuclear weapons research in Western Australia.
