, also known as ,Anderson (page 309) "In 1954 the name was shortened to Zenrinkai.5 … 5 Zenrinkai officially changed its name to Zenrinkyo 普隣教 in October 1992." is a Shinto-based Shinshūkyō (Japanese new religion) founded in 1947. It was founded by 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 1994, the group had a claimed nominal membership of 450,000 under the leader Rikihisa Ryūseki.

Its headquarters is located just to the east of Haruda Station in Chikushino, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.

History Initially, (28 October 1906 – 29 September 1977), who is venerated by Zenrinkyō followers today as , spread the faith of the Jikkōkyō-affiliated . This was the religious organization of his father, , who worked as a religious figure and a spiritual medium for police and government works. Rikihisa Tatsusaburo died on 20 October 1926.Study on mutual acceptance of religions between Korea and Japan, Pg. 526-528, 1. 선린교의 개요 > (1) 교조 리키히사 탓사이(力久辰斎) [1. Summary of Zenrinkyō > (1) Kyōso Rikihisa Tatsusai] Note: The Korean transliteration of Tatsusai was erroneously published as Tassai.

Rikihisa Tatsusai Like in many shinshūkyō, the position of head of a religion organization passes on from a parent to his or her child who is related by blood. He settled in Seoul (then called Keijō in Japanese) from September 1929 to April 1938, for the purpose of proselytization such as running the aforementioned religious facility of his father's legacy in , working as a spiritual medium for police and government works like his father, and especially his striving for personal spiritual improvement that became his most important experience, the four-year training in a cave situated deep in Bukhansan.Study on mutual acceptance of religions between Korea and Japan, Pg. 534-537, 2. 국내유입과 토착화 과정 > (1) 국내 유입 [2. Introduction to South Korea and the process of localization > (1) Introduction to South Korea] Any landmarks for pilgrimage and religious holy grounds are called in the religious tradition. The cave in question is in the southwestern part of today's Bukhansan National Park and is called the Cave of Bats by today's Zenrinkyō followers. The other two oyukiba are and that are also located in the South Korean national park in question.

Spread to South Korea The religion that is now Zenrinkyō began proselytizing in South Korea after Rikihisa Tatsusai's visit to Seoul on 20 May 1971. The current address of the South Korean branch church is 6, Segeomjeong-ro 4-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul (Hongje-dong) on the third floor.

List of religious scriptures Most of the scriptures are listed in Japan's Religious Information Resource Center.

, first published on 20 October 1976 (Showa 51), written by Anderson (page 323) "Komiya Akira 小 宮章 / 1976 Kyosoden 教祖伝 [Life of the founder]. Chikushino-shi: Shūkyō Hōjin Zenrinkai." (title of a 1989 illustrated children's storybook and also a manga written and illustrated by in 2014, based on and )

, first published on 20 May 1965 (Showa 40).

(The most recent edition, published in 2013, is .)

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External links

Official website of Zenrinkyō