Tenrikyo (天理教, Tenrikyō, sometimes rendered as Tenriism)[1] is a Japanese new religion which is neither strictly monotheistic nor pantheistic, originating from the teachings of a 19th-century woman named Nakayama Miki, known to her followers as "Oyasama".[2] Followers of Tenrikyo believe that God of Origin, God in Truth,[3] known by several names including "Tsukihi,"[4] "Tenri-Ō-no-Mikoto"[5] and "Oyagamisama (God the Parent)"[6] revealed divine intent through Miki Nakayama as the Shrine of God[7] and to a lesser extent the roles of the Honseki Izo Iburi and other leaders. Tenrikyo's worldly aim is to teach and promote the Joyous Life, which is cultivated through acts of charity and mindfulness called hinokishin.
The primary operations of Tenrikyo today are located at Tenrikyo Church Headquarters (Tenri, Nara, Japan), which supports 16,833 locally managed churches in Japan,[8] the construction and maintenance of the oyasato-yakata and various community-focused organisations. It has 1.75 million followers in Japan[8] and is estimated to have over 2 million worldwide.[9]
^Wolfgang Hadamitzky, Kimiko Fujie-Winter. Kanji Dictionary 漢字熟語字典. Tuttle Publishing, 1996. p. 46.
^Fukaya, Tadamasa, "The Fundamental Doctrines of Tenrikyo," Tenrikyo Overseas Mission Department, Tenri-Jihosha, 1960, p.2
^The Doctrine of Tenrikyo (2006 ed.). Tenrikyo Church Headquarters. 1954. p. 3.
^Ofudesaki: The Tip of the Writing Brush (2012 ed.). Tenri, Nara, Japan: Tenrikyo Church Publishers. 1998. p. 205, VIII-4.
^The Doctrine of Tenrikyo (2006, Fourth ed.). Tenri, Nara, Japan: Tenrikyo Church Headquarters. 1954. p. 29. We call out the name Tenri-O-no-Mikoto in praise and worship of God the Parent.
^The Doctrine of Tenrikyo (Tenth, 2006 ed.). Tenri, Nara, Japan: Tenrikyo Church Headquarters. 1954. p. 3.
^"I wish to receive Miki as the Shrine of God." The Doctrine of Tenrikyo, Tenrikyo Church Headquarters, 2006, p.3.
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