Draft:Tensokokyo
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{{Short description|Japanese new religion based in Nagoya}}
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| name = Tensokokyo
| native_name = 天祖光教
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| headquarters = Moriyama-ku, Nagoya
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| founder = Shimizu Shin'ichi (清水信一)
| founded_date = 1942
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| website = {{URL|http://www.tensokokyo.or.jp/}}
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{{nihongo|Tensokokyo|天祖光教}} is a Japanese new religion. The headquarters of Tensokokyo is located in Moriyama-ku, Nagoya.
It was founded in 1942 by {{ill|Shimizu Shin'ichi|ja|清水信一 (宗教家)}} ({{lang|ja|清水信一}}, 1910–1969), who is also known by his followers as {{nihongo|Beigan no Kuju|蔽顔の救主}} ({{lit|"Hidden Face Savior"}}). The religion considers him to be an incarnation of the Heavenly Savior (天降の救世寿), who had also manifested himself in the past as the Buddha, Jesus, Laozi, Confucius, and Muhammad.{{cite book |author=吉田演男 |title=つさかえとこはに 蔽顔の救主の御足跡を探ねて |publisher=今日の話題社 |date=2011 |isbn=9784875656036}}
Scriptures
The religion's main scriptures, written by its founder, include Voice of the Sphinx (スフィンクスの声), as well as a collection of hymns known as the "Heavenly Sacred Hymns" (天降の聖歌).{{cite web | title=天祖光教について | website=宗教法人 天祖光教 | url=http://www.tensokokyo.or.jp/about.html | language=ja | access-date=2025-05-06}} Its mantra is {{nihongo|Nichi-Nichi Ten Tō|日日点灯}} ("everyday, lighting candles/lights") in full: {{lang|ja|日日点灯福寿無量天降救世主}}).{{cite web | title=よくあるご質問 | website=宗教法人 天祖光教 | url=http://www.tensokokyo.or.jp/faq.html | language=ja | access-date=2025-05-06}}
Schisms
Rurikyō-kai (瑠璃教会), founded by Matsui Ruritoshi (松井瑠璃寿), split off from Tensokokyo in 1953.
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.tensokokyo.or.jp/}} {{in lang|ja}}
{{Japanese new religions}}
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Category:Japanese new religions
Category:Religious organizations based in Japan
Category:Shinto new religious movements
Category:1942 establishments in Japan
Category:Religious organizations established in 1942
Category:Organizations based in Nagoya
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