Meaning of Tenrikyo | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Alternative spelling of Tenrikyo.
   alt-of, alternative
2. A monotheistic religion in Japan founded by Nakayama Miki in 1838.

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“Tenrikyo holds that selfish thoughts cast⟳ a shadow over our lives, and that illness results from this self-centeredness; by correcting mistaken, self-centered use⟳ of their minds, people can receive⟳ the blessings of good health.”

“Several miles away, in a modern American city, is a church of Tenrikyo, the “Religion of Heavenly Wisdom,” one of the so-called new religions of modern Japan. The arrangement of its altar is similar to that of Shinto, […] But whereas Shinto worships many deities, Tenrikyo has but one, the Creator of the world, Oyagami “God the Parent.””

“Tenrikyo has a long history of giving birth to other independent movements, some of which have⟳ in turn⟳ issued in their own⟳ set⟳ of offshoots. In the case of Tenrikyo, both structural and doctrinal elements have⟳ contributed to the development of derivative movements.”

“Ever since Tenrikyo began spreading its faith in the mid-nineteenth century, it had been under constant persecution from the government.”

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