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.
