Masaharu Taniguchi

was a Japanese New Thought leader who was the founder of Seicho-No-Ie.

Biography Taniguchi began studying English literature at the Waseda University, Tokyo. In parallel, he also studied the works of Fenwicke Holmes, and subsequently translated Holmes' book, The Law of Mind in Action into Japanese. Taniguchi also became a follower of Oomoto, which was led by Onisaburo Deguchi. In 1929, after much study and contemplation, he reported having received a divine revelation 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 it was suppressed during World War II. In 1952, he co-authored a book with Fenwicke Holmes titled The Science of Faith.

Taniguchi died in a Nagasaki hospital on June 17, 1985, at the age of 91. His ashes are buried at both the Seicho-No-Ie spiritual headquarters in Saikai, Nagasaki and at the Taniguchi family grave at Tama Cemetery .