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Tenrikyō

A monotheistic religion founded in 1838 by Nakayama Miki, originally classified as a Shintō sect, centred on Tenri-Ō-no-Mikoto.

Definition

Founded by Nakayama Miki (1798–1887) of Yamato province, who, while serving as a medium during a healing ritual on 26 October 1838, declared herself the "Shrine of God" and began transmitting revelations from Tenri-Ō-no-Mikoto, a single creator-parent (Oyagami). Tenrikyō teaches that the world will be transformed into a "Joyous Life" (Yōkigurashi) once humans cleanse the eight "dusts" of the mind and perform the Service (Tsutome) at the Jiba in Tenri City, the cosmic centre of creation. Listed among the Thirteen Sects in 1908; today an independent religion with millions of followers.

Etymology

Tenri ("divine reason / heavenly truth") + kyō