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leader, founder of Seicho-no-Ie. He began studying

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at the

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, Tokyo. In parallel, he also studied the works of

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, and subsequently translated Holmes' book, '' The Law of Mind in Action'' into Japanese. In 1929, after much study and contemplation, he reported having received a

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followed by the healing of his daughter. This led in 1930 to the creation of a magazine, ''Seicho-no-Ie'' ("home of infinite life, wisdom, and abundance"). The movement grew during the 1930s, although was suppressed during

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. In 1952, he co-authored a book with

titled ''

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''."Masaharu Taniguchi." ''Religious Leaders of America, 2nd ed.'', edited by J. Gordon Melton. Detroit: The Gale Group, 1999. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, 2008. Taniguchi died in a Nagasaki hospital on June 17, 1985, at the age of ninety-one.

Bibliography

*''Truth of Life, Vol. 1'' (1937, first reprinted in 1961, reprinted in 1979 as ''Truth of Life, Vol. 1: The Magic of Truth'', later reprinted as ''Truth of Life, Vol. 1: Book of General Principles'') *''The Science of Faith: How to Make Yourself Believe'' (1952, reprinted in 1962) *''Divine Education and Spiritual Training of Mankind'' (1956) *''You Can Heal Yourself: Conquest of Diseases, Cancer, Atomic Disease, etc. through Spiritual Teachings'' (1961) *''Recovery from All Diseases: Seicho-no-Ie's Method of Psychoanalysis'' (1963) *''Truth of Life, Vol. 3: Spiritual Key to Abundant Life'' (1971) *''The Human Mind and Cancer'' (1972) *''365 Golden Keys to the Summit of Fulfillment'' (1974, reprinted as ''365 Golden Keys to a Completely Free Life'') *''Truth of Life, Vol. 5: The Mystical Power Within'' (1975, reprinted as ''Truth of Life, Vol. 5: Book of the Holy Spirit, Part 1'') *''Truth of Life, Vol. 7: Wondrous Way to Infinite Life and Power'' (1977, reprinted as ''Truth of Life, Vol. 7: Book of Daily Life) *''Truth of Life, Vol. 2: The Spiritual Essence of Man'' (1979) *''The Taniguchi Commentary on the Gospel According to St. John'' (1988) *''Truth of Life, Vol. 8: Book of Meditative Practices'' (1989) *''Truth of Life, Vol. 37: Book of Happiness, Part 1'' *''For Young People'' *''Life's Reader'' *''Prayer for Children''

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