Seicho-no-Ie

Seicho-no-Ie
Seichō no Ie (生長の家)
The mon of Seicho-no-ie
TypeJapanese new religion
ClassificationNew Thought
ScriptureNectarean Shower of Holy Doctrines (甘露の法雨, Kanro no hōu) (main sutra)
Truth of Life (生命の實相, Seimei no jissō) (main doctrinal text)
PresidentMasanobu Taniguchi (谷口雅宣)
HeadquartersHokuto, Yamanashi (international headquarters)
Saikai, Nagasaki (Sōhonzan Shrine)
FounderMasaharu Taniguchi
Origin1930
Japan
Separated fromOomoto

Seicho-no-Ie (Japanese: 生長の家, Hepburn: Seichō-no-Ie, "House of Growth") 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.[1] By the end of 2010 it had over 1.6 million followers and 442 facilities, mostly located in Japan.[2]

  1. ^ "Masaharu Taniguchi." Religious Leaders of America, 2nd ed. Gale Group, 1999. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, 2008.
  2. ^ "What's SNI: Summary". EICHO-NO-IE International. December 31, 2010. Retrieved July 30, 2013.

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