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Nakayama Zenye
Image from The Short History of Tenrikyo by Tenrikyo Church Headquarters
Born	7 July 1932 Tenri, Japan
Died	24 June 2014 Tenri, Japan

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.

Further reading

• Oyasato Institute for the Study of Religion, ed. (2018). "Nakayama Zenye". Kaitei Tenrikyō jiten (3rd ed.). Tenri, Japan: Tenrikyō Dōyūsha. pp. 729–731. ISBN 978-4-903058-96-2.

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People	Nakayama Miki Iburi Izō Shinbashira Nakayama Shinnosuke Nakayama Shōzen Nakayama Zenye Nakayama Zenji
Scriptures	Ofudesaki Mikagura-uta Osashizu
Supplemental texts	The Doctrine of Tenrikyo The Life of Oyasama Anecdotes of Oyasama
Teachings	Joyous Life God Anthropology Creation narrative Jiba-Kanrodai Theology
Rituals and prayers	Service Sazuke
History	History Timeline
Institutions	Tenrikyo Church Headquarters Oyasato-yakata Tenri University Sankōkan Museum Tenri Central Library Tenri Hospital Tenrikyo Doyusha Tenri University Corporation Tenri Seminary Tenri Health Care University
Other	Bibliography Tenri, Nara Separations (Tenrin-Ō Meisei Kyōdan, Honmichi, Daehan Cheolligyo)
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