Nakayama Zenye

In this Japanese name, the surname is Nakayama.

Shinbashira Nakayama Zenye
中山 善衞
Image from The Short History of Tenrikyo by Tenrikyo Church Headquarters
Born	(1932-07-07)July 7, 1932 Tenri, Japan
Died	June 24, 2014(2014-06-24) (aged 81) Tenri, Japan
Children	Nakayama Zenji
Father	Nakayama Shōzen

Nakayama Zenye (中山 善衞, July 7, 1932 – June 24, 2014) was the third Shinbashira of Tenrikyo. He was the first son of Nakayama Shōzen, the second Shinbashira, and the great-great-grandson of Nakayama Miki, the foundress of Tenrikyo. He held the office from November 14, 1967 until April 26, 1998.

Further reading

• Oyasato Institute for the Study of Religion, ed. (2018). "Nakayama Zenye". Kaitei Tenrikyō jiten (改訂天理教事典) (3rd ed.). Tenri, Japan: Tenrikyō Dōyūsha. pp. 729–731. ISBN 978-4-903058-96-2.