Zenrinkyō


Zenrinkyō, also known as Zenrinkai, is a Shinto-based Shinshūkyō 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 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, Rikihisa Tatsusai proselytized the faith of the Jikkōkyō-affiliated Rikihisa Kyōkai, the religious organization of his father, Rikihisa Tatsusaburo, who worked as a religious figure and a spiritual medium for police and government works, however died on 20 October 1926.

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 from September 1929 to April 1938, for the purpose of proselytization such as running the aforementioned religious facility of his father's legacy in Asahi-machi, 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. 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 Elephant Rock and Dragon Rock 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 on the third floor.

List of religious scriptures

Most of the scriptures are listed in Japan's Religious Information Resource Center.
  • The Story of the Founder, first published on 20 October 1976, written by
  • Holy Scripture: the Garden of Zenrin
  • Holy Scripture: the Book of Heaven, first published on 20 May 1965.
  • Holy Scripture: the Way of being towards God
  • The Reality of Destiny
  • Miuta Thousand Poems