Seicho-no-Ie (Taniguchi Masaharu)
Japanese new religion founded in 1930 by Taniguchi Masaharu blending New Thought, Shinto and Buddhist elements. Substantial nationalist political associations under Taniguchi; significant moderation since 1985.
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BITE breakdown
0 — Japanese New Thought + Shinto + Buddhist hybrid; mainstream low-moderate; nationalist political associations historically.
Profile facts
In context
Seicho-no-Ie ('House of Growth') was founded in 1930 by Taniguchi Masaharu after his exit from Oomoto. It blends Western New Thought (visualisation, prosperity affirmation) with Shinto and Mahayana Buddhist elements. The pre-war and post-war Taniguchi years included strong Imperialist-restorationist political mobilisation; since the 1985 split between the orthodox lineage and the political-action wing the orthodox Seicho-no-Ie organisation has substantially moderated, including a 2010s shift toward environmentalist messaging. Largely Japanese plus a substantial Brazilian-Japanese community (~1.5 million Brazilian adherents at peak).
Recovery resources
- ICSA (International Cultic Studies Association) — General referral and cult-aware therapist directory.
- INFORM (Information Network on Religious Movements) — LSE-founded UK research-based information service covering new religious movements.
- Reclamation Collective — Religious-trauma-aware therapist network; relevant for post-exit identity-rebuilding.
- Religious Trauma Institute — Religious-trauma clinical research and clinician directory.
- Freedom of Mind Resource Center — Steven Hassan's organisation; BITE-model resources and family-side exit guidance.
See the full curated list at /resources.
This profile is in progress — history, deeper BITE evidence and survivor voices are still being added. Contributions welcome via GitHub.
Timeline
- 1930Taniguchi founds Seicho-no-Ie
- 1932First Brazil mission
- 1985Split between orthodox lineage and political wing
Sources
- Helen Hardacre, 'Kurozumikyō and the New Religions of Japan' (1986) search ↗
- Ronan Pereira academic work on Seicho-no-Ie in Brazil search ↗
We cite sources by name and outlet rather than fabricating links. Where a source includes its own URL, the open ↗ link opens it directly; otherwise search ↗ runs a Google Scholar query for the cited title — useful for verifying academic sources. For news outlets, search the outlet's own archive.
Change history
Substantive edits logged per the score-updates policy.
- 2026-05-29Phase 1 Batch J corrective: Moderate-band (CLCI 16) entry upgraded from Mainstream-comparator lighter palette to NRM high-control palette — Batch J's clci<21 fallthrough was too lean for the documented control vector of this category.
- 2026-05-29Phase 1 Batch J: per-group recovery resources applied via programmatic palette (closest-fit by category + subCategory + score). Palette: Mainstream-comparator lighter.
- 2026-05-20Source-density flags derived from existing free-text sources[]: academic sources. Heuristic auto-flag; subsequent editorial pass will populate structuredSources[] with reliability tiers.
- 2026-05-20Score band scheme migrated from 4 bands to 5 (Minimal 0–5 / Low 6–12 / Moderate 13–20 / High 21–30 / Extreme 31–40). No CLCI value changed; the new Minimal band was carved out of the bottom of the previous Low band.
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