Masaharu Taniguchi

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Masaharu Taniguchi
Born	November 22, 1893 (1893-11-22) Kobe
Died	July 17, 1985 (aged 91) Nagasaki
Burial place	Tama Reien Cemetery, Fuchu, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Other names	谷口雅春
Alma mater	University of Waseda
Known for	Founding Seicho-no-ie
Spouse	Teruko Taniguchi

Masaharu Taniguchi (谷口雅春), born in Kobe, Japan November 22, 1893, died in Nagasaki, Japan, June 17, 1985) was a Japanese New Thought leader, founder of Seicho-no-ie.

In 1911, he began studying English literature at the University of Waseda, Tokyo. In parallel, he also studied both Eastern and Western philosophies, particularly the works of authors such as Holmes, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche and Oscar Wilde, whose works took him to reflect on the problems of humanity and solutions to the contradictions that he had seen.

In 1929, after much study and contemplation, he reported having received a divine revelation to make a new doctrine of humanity, compiled in the book called "The Truth of Life". His main theme refers to the possibilities of individual achievement to reach spiritual harmony, and how life can be harmonious and happy in all aspects.

In 1930, Taniguchi founded the Seicho-no-ie, to publish the eponymous magazine to try to explain to others their own revelations, and in 1932, published the first copies of his book "The Truth of Life".

From 1962, he started several international trips through Europe and the Americas to disseminate his work and personal revelations. He visited the United States on three occasions, and also Canada, Mexico and Brazil twice, accompanied by his wife Teruko. The second time he visited Brazil, he said that in his next life, he wanted to be born in that country.