Zenrinkyo
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Zenrinkyō (善隣教?) is a Shinto based "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]
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- Anderson, Richard W. (1992). To Open the Hearts of People:Experience Narratives and Zenrinkai Training Sessions. Japanese Journal of Religious Studies. Retrieved on 2006-08-02.
