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Question no. 1: What are Tenrikyo’s basic teachings?

Ask the Tenrikyologist

Q: Could you, in a nutshell, describe the basic teachings of Tenrikyo?

submitted by Popcorn for Geronimo (real name withheld)

A: Geez, Geronimo, you might as well tell me to bungee-jump off the Empire State Building or something. I’m kidding. I’ll do the best I can.

The basic teachings of Tenrikyo include:

  • The purpose of creation was for humanity to live the Joyous Life, a life where everyone in the world lives in harmonious existence, helping and respecting one another.

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