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Seicho-No-Ie

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Template:Nihongo is a syncretic, monotheistic, New Thought Japanese new religion that has spread since the end of World War II in Asia. It emphasizes gratitude for nature, the family, ancestors and, above all, religious faith in one universal God. Seichō no Ie is the world's largest New Thought group.<ref>"Masaharu Taniguchi." Religious Leaders of America, 2nd ed. Gale Group, 1999. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, 2008.</ref> By the end of 2010 it had over 1.6 million followers and 442 facilities, mostly located in Japan, Brazil, and the United States.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Handbook"/>

HistoryEdit

In 1930, Masaharu Taniguchi, working as an English translator, published the first issue of what he called his "non-denominational truth movement magazine", which he named Seichō no Ie to help teach others of his beliefs. This was followed by forty volumes of his "Truth of Life" philosophy by 1932. Over the next forty years, he published an additional four hundred–odd books and toured many countries in Europe, South America, and North America with his wife Teruko, to lecture on his beliefs personally. Ernest Holmes, founder of Religious Science, and his brother Fenwicke were of great assistance to Taniguchi. Fenwicke traveled to Japan and co-authored several books, with one called The Science of Faith becoming a cornerstone of the denomination.<ref>Science of Mind magazine, Dec 2008, volume 81, number 12, pages 17–18</ref>

Taniguchi died in a Nagasaki hospital on June 17, 1985, at the age of 91.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Today the president of Seichō no Ie is Template:Ill (谷口雅宣).

In the 2000s, the Seicho-No-Ie Fundamental Movement (生長の家本流運動) seceded from the headquarters. As of 2017, there are three factions of the original movement. The two largest factions are led by Masanobu Taniguchi, the president of Seichō no Ie; a group of elder teachers of Seichō no Ie known as Manabushi leads the other faction.

Scriptures and publicationsEdit

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Main temple in Saikai, Nagasaki
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New York City Headquarters, East 53rd Street

The four holy Template:Nihongo of Seicho-No-Ie are:<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

|CitationClass=web }}</ref> Taniguchi Masaharu claimed that it was divinely revealed to him by Kannon on December 1, 1930. There are eight sections: God (神), Spirit (霊), Matter (物質), Reality (実在), Wisdom (智慧), Delusion (無明), Sin (罪), and Man (人間). Similar to many Nichiren sects' views of the Lotus Sutra, this sutra is treated as a protective amulet that can be carried, read, or copied for protective benefits. In Uji, Kyoto, there is a hall for followers to copy the sutra.

The following two prayers are typically placed before and after compilations of the four sutras, respectively:

Other scriptures include:

The most important texts in Seicho-No-Ie are:<ref name="Handbook">Template:Cite book</ref>

  • Template:Nihongo, which consists of 40 volumes (main edition, 頭注版) published since 1932; this is the religion's most important doctrinal text. There is also an abridged edition (愛蔵版) with 20 volumes.
  • Template:Nihongo, which consists of 11 volumes, was initially published from 1954 to 1958. It summaries key doctrines mentioned in the Truth of Life.

Seicho-No-Ie publishes a newspaper called Seishimei "聖使命, Sacred Mission"). It also publishes three magazines:<ref name="Handbook"/>

  • Inochi no wa (いのちの環, "Circle of Life") for general readers
  • Shirohato (白鳩, "White Dove") for women
  • Hidokei 24 (日時計24, "Sundial 24") for young readers

Beliefs and practicesEdit

Seicho-No-Ie is a syncretic religion that incorporates concepts and terminology from Buddhism, Christianity, and other religions. The religion teaches belief in the Template:Nihongo. One of their proverbs is Template:Nihongo.<ref name="Handbook"/> Seicho-No-Ie's other basic teachings are:<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The Template:Nihongo is one of the main doctrines of Seicho-No-Ie.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> At Seicho-No-Ie's Sōhonzan head temple in Saikai, Nagasaki, there are seven stone lanterns representing the Seven Promulgations of Light.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Shinsōkan meditationEdit

Template:AnchorMeditation in Seicho-No-Ie is called shinsōkan (神想観),<ref>Taniguchi, Masaharu 谷口雅春. 1996 [1970]. Shinsōkan 神想観 [Shinsōkan-Meditation]. Tōkyō: Nihon Kyōbunsha.</ref><ref>Taniguchi, Seichō 谷口清超. 1991. Shinsōkan wa subarashii 神想観はすばらしい [Shinsōkan-Meditation is Great]. Tōkyō: Nihon Kyōbunsha.</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> of which one type is inori-ai shinsōkan (祈り合い神想観, Template:Lit). There is also the Template:Nihongo.<ref name="Handbook"/>

Shinsōkan meditation originates from a type of meditative technique called Template:Nihongo, which was widely practiced in the Oomoto religion from 1916 to 1921.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="Staemmler">Template:Cite book</ref>

AssociationsEdit

Some Seicho-No-Ie member associations are:<ref name="Handbook"/>

  • Seinen-kai 青年会 (Youth and Young Adult Association), founded in 1948
  • Sōai-kai 相愛会 (Brotherhood Association; Template:Lit), for middle-aged men
  • Shirohato-kai 白鳩会 (women's organization), founded in February 1936
    • Shiyū-kai 誌友会, small women's groups that are magazine study groups for discussing Shirohatokai's monthly magazine Shirohato
  • Chichi-oya kyōshitsu 父親教室 (fathers' study groups)
  • Haha-oya kyōshitsu 母親教室 (mothers' study groups)

EducationEdit

Higher educational institutions include Seichō no Ie Yōshin Joshi Gakuen (生長の家養心女子学園), a tertiary young women's boarding school in Yamanashi Prefecture that was founded in 1954.<ref name="Handbook"/>

LocationsEdit

Seicho-No-Ie has centers in the following locations.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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    • The Template:Nihongo is Seicho-No-Ie's international administrative headquarters, located in Hokuto, Yamanashi near Kai-Ōizumi Station at the foot of Mount Aka.
    • Template:Nihongo, Seicho-No-Ie's spiritual headquarters in Saikai, Nagasaki, hosts Ryūgū Sumiyoshi Hongū (龍宮住吉本宮), the religion's head temple where ancestral rites are performed. Established on November 21, 1978, the temple enshrines Sumiyoshi Daijin (住吉大神) and other Shinto kami. Prominent members of the Taniguchi family are also buried at Sōhonzan.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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|CitationClass=web }}</ref> In Florida, Seicho-No-Ie members are mainly from the Brazilian community.

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

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Further readingEdit

  • Clarke, Peter B. (ed.), A Bibliography of Japanese New Religious Movements: With Annotations and an Introduction to Japanese New Religions at Home and Abroad - Plus an Appendix on Aum Shinrikyo. Surrey, UK: Japan Library/Curzon, 1999. Template:ISBN.
  • Clarke, Peter B. (ed.). Japanese New Religions: In Global Perspective. Surrey, UK: Curzon Press, 2000. Template:ISBN.
  • Gottlieb, Nanette, and Mark McLelland (eds.). Japanese Cybercultures. London; New York: Routledge, 2003. Template:ISBN, Template:ISBN.
  • "Masaharu Taniguchi". Religious Leaders of America, 2nd ed. Gale Group, 1999. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, 2008.

External linksEdit

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