Nakayama Shōzen
Nakayama Shōzen | |
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中山 正善 | |
Image from The Short History of Tenrikyo by Tenrikyo Church Headquarters | |
| Born | April 23, 1905 |
| Died | November 14, 1967 (aged 62) |
| Resting place | Toyota-san Cemetery (天理教豊田山墓地), Tenri, Japan |
| Alma mater | Tokyo Imperial University |
| Children | Nakayama Zenye (中山 善衞), Satoe (さとえ), Hina (ひな), Moto (もと), Masayo (まさよ) |
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Nakayama Shōzen (中山 正善, April 23, 1905 – November 14, 1967) was the second Shinbashira of Tenrikyo. He was the first son of Nakayama Shinnosuke, the first Shinbashira, and the great-grandson of Nakayama Miki, the foundress of Tenrikyo. He was Shinbashira from 1915 to 1967.