Schisms in Tenrikyo

There are various schisms that were inspired by the practices and doctrine of Tenrikyo that result in the creation of separate religious organizations. The Tenrikyo Church Headquarters treats these spiritual traditions as heresies that employ different interpretations of the teachings and practices formulated by Nakayama Miki, the founder of Tenrikyo. Schisms within Tenrikyo are known for experiencing lack of violence during irreconcilable schismatic disputes throughout its history.

Some religious organizations that were created as a result of schisms from Tenrikyo also experienced multiple schisms and the eventual creation of separate organizations. One prominent example among them is Honmichi that produced Tenri Sanrinkō and Tenri Kami no Kuchiake Basho.

Tenrikyo used to be one of the thirteen Sect Shinto groups and is officially designated not as a Sect Shinto religion starting from 1970. This indirectly shows the different religious classifications of current religious organizations that stemmed from Tenrikyo's schisms under the criteria by the Government of Japan and the governmental authorities in prefectures.

Most of these religious organizations either have their own sacred scriptures and typically have their own additional doctrinal texts. They reject the authority of the Tenrikyo Church Headquarters in Tenri. Some of them worship other deities other than Tenri-Ō-no-Mikoto. For example, the central deity of Hachirakukai Kyōdan is the kami-fication of Himiko, the legendary ruler of Japan.