Religion:Zenrinkyo

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Zenrinkyō (善隣教) is a Shinto-based Shinshūkyō (Japanese new religion) founded in 1947. It was founded by Rikihisa Tatsusai as Tenchi Kōdō Zenrinkai, and is headquartered in Fukuoka Prefecture. Zenrinkyō was registered as a legal religious corporation under the Shūkyō Hōjinrei ordinance in 1948. In 2005 the group had a claimed nominal membership of 450,000 under leader Rikihisa Ryūseki.[1]

List of religious scriptures for Zenrinkyo

Most of the scriptures are listed in Japan's Religious Information Resource Center.[2]

  • The Story of the Founder (教祖伝, Kyōsoden), first published in 20 October 1976 (Showa 51),[3] written by Komiya Akira (小宮 章)[4][n 1]
  • Holy Scripture: the Garden of Zenrin ([聖経]善隣の園, Seikyō Zenrin no Sono)[6]
  • Holy Scripture: the Book of Heaven ([聖経]天の巻, Seikyō Ama no Maki), first published in 20 May 1965 (Showa 40).[6][7]
  • Holy Scripture: the Way of being towards God ([神典]神への道, Shinden Kami e no Michi)[8]
  • The Reality of Destiny (運命の実態, Unmei no Jittai)[6]
  • Miuta Thousand Poems (みうた千首, Miuta Senshu)[9]

Notes

  1. The author's name can be transcribed as Koyama Akira (小山 章).[5]

References

  1. Hirofumi, Tsushiro. "Zenrinkyō". Encyclopedia of Shinto. https://d-museum.kokugakuin.ac.jp/eos/detail/?id=9124. 
  2. "善隣教". https://rirc.or.jp/database/?kyodandb=76. 
  3. "Colophon of Kyōsoden (教祖伝)". Reddit. https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https://preview.redd.it/sah7f4q1swlb1.png?width%3D3024%26format%3Dpng%26auto%3Dwebp%26s%3D477f1bb888699d517c29b49daa559dfa6b13a8d1&rdt=46107. 
  4. Anderson, Richard W. (1992). "To Open the Hearts of People: Experience Narratives and Zenrinkai Training Sessions". Japanese Journal of Religious Studies 19 (4): 323. http://nirc.nanzan-u.ac.jp/publications/jjrs/pdf/377.pdf. 
  5. Inoue, Nobutaka. "日韓の現代宗教研究の課題: 新宗教の比較研究を中心に" (in Japanese). 國學院雜誌 103 (11): 249–265. https://rirc.or.jp/media/pdfs/inoue_200211.pdf. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 Inoue, Nobutaka, ed (in Japanese). 新宗教教団・人物亊典. Tokyo: KOUBUNDOU Publishers Inc.. p. 660. ISBN 978-4335160288. https://www.google.co.kr/books/edition/%E6%96%B0%E5%AE%97%E6%95%99%E6%95%99%E5%9B%A3_%E4%BA%BA%E7%89%A9%E4%BA%8A%E5%85%B8/5msxAQAAIAAJ. "力久辰斎 『聖経 善隣の園』善隣会聖典布及部, 1954. (教祖の教えをまとめた根本経典) — 『運命の実態』善隣会出版部, 1962. — 『聖経 天の巻』善隣会聖典刊行部, 1965." 
  7. "Colophon of Seikyō Ama No Maki ([聖経]天の巻)". Reddit. https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https://preview.redd.it/88bzwoiqrwlb1.png?width%3D3024%26format%3Dpng%26auto%3Dwebp%26s%3De0678539f2c5aaeed5b933bb1f5985d7226870d4&rdt=38764. 
  8. Aoyama (青山), Nakaba (央) (1996) (in Japanese). だれもが気になる新宗教分派勢力地図. Tokyo: べストブック (Besuto Bukku). p. 266. https://www.google.co.kr/books/edition/%E3%81%A0%E3%82%8C%E3%82%82%E3%81%8C%E6%B0%97%E3%81%AB%E3%81%AA%E3%82%8B%E6%96%B0%E5%AE%97%E6%95%99%E5%88%86%E6%B4%BE/J1yvAAAAIAAJ. "教典 みうた千首 聖経 「善隣の園」 神典 「神への道」" 
  9. (in Japanese) 宗敎年鑑. Agency for Cultural Affairs. 1995. p. 114. https://www.google.co.kr/books/edition/%E5%AE%97%E6%95%8E%E5%B9%B4%E9%91%91/WFK3AAAAIAAJ?gbpv=1. "みうた千首, 聖経 「善隣の園」" 

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