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Nakayama Zenye

Nakayama Zenye
中山 善衞
Image from The Short History of Tenrikyo by Tenrikyo Church Headquarters
Born(1932-07-07)July 7, 1932
DiedJune 24, 2014(2014-06-24) (aged 81)
ChildrenNakayama Zenji
FatherNakayama Shōzen

Nakayama Zenye (中山 善衞, July 7, 1932 – June 24, 2014) was the third Shinbashira of Tenrikyo. He was the first son of Nakayama Shōzen, the second Shinbashira, and the great-great-grandson of Nakayama Miki, the foundress of Tenrikyo. He held the office from November 14, 1967 until April 26, 1998.


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