There are various schisms that were inspired by the practices and doctrine of Tenrikyo that result in the creation of separate religious organizations.Forbes (page 1), "An inevitable result of Tenrikyo's 'success' was the emergence of a number of schismatic movements it helped initiate." The Tenrikyo Church Headquarters treats these spiritual traditions as heresies that employ different interpretations of the teachings and practices formulated by Nakayama Miki, the founder of Tenrikyo. Schisms within Tenrikyo are known for experiencing lack of violence during irreconcilable schismatic disputes throughout its history.
Some religious organizations that were created as a result of schisms from Tenrikyo also experienced multiple schisms and the eventual creation of separate organizations. One prominent example among them is Honmichi that produced Tenri Sanrinkō and Tenri Kami no Kuchiake Basho.
Tenrikyo used to be one of the thirteen Sect Shinto groups and is officially designated not as a Sect Shinto religion starting from 1970. This indirectly shows the different religious classifications of current religious organizations that stemmed from Tenrikyo's schisms under the criteria by the Government of Japan and the governmental authorities in prefectures.
Most of these religious organizations either have their own sacred scriptures and typically have their own additional doctrinal texts. They reject the authority of the Tenrikyo Church Headquarters in Tenri. Some of them worship other deities other than Tenri-Ō-no-Mikoto. For example, the central deity of Hachirakukai Kyōdan is the kami-fication of Himiko, the legendary ruler of Japan.
Criticism of schisms in Tenrikyo A prominent example of a Tenrikyo theologian who organized the doctrinal criticism of such schisms is , the first child of Ueda Naraito, who released in 1950.Forbes (page 2), "Each of the three cases are also explicitly mentioned in the only Tenrikyo treatise I have come across that specifically deals with heresy or itan (Itan ni taisuru hihan or 'Criticism against heresy/ by the late Tenrikyo theologian Ueda Yoshinaru)."Forbes (page 193) "Ueda Yoshinaru. 1950. Itan ni taisuru hihan. Tanbaichi, Nara: Tenrikyō Kyomuchō."
List of organizations created from direct schisms in Tenrikyo Below is a non-exhaustive list of current and defunct organizations that are derived from direct schisms in Tenrikyo. Note that indirect schisms, such as the separation of Honbushin from Honmichi in 1962, are not included.
Defunct organizations are marked with daggers (†).
† in 1865, founded by . , founded by in 1881. , founded by in 1897, who also founded the and claimed to have received divine revelations (tenkei) from 1894–1897. founded by Ide Kuniko in 1907. ,founded by . , founded by Ōnishi Aijirō in 1913. , founded by in 1940. †, founded by in 1942. , founded by in 1942. , founded by in 1946. †, founded by in 1947. Daehan Cheolligyo () in 1952. , founded by in 1952.
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External links Explanation of schisms surrounding Tenrikyo