was a Tenrikyo-based shinshūkyō (Japanese new religion) that became formally independent in 1933 under its founder, who was a follower of Honmichi, then called Tenri Hondō at that time. Formerly based in Osaka Prefecture, it no longer exists today; however, some new religions claim or recognize their past history ultimately from it through their founders, such as Kami Ichijōkyō, Sekai Shindōkyō, or even further to and Kanrodai Reiri Shidōkai (甘露台霊理斯道会; also known by the name of its main temple, Yamato Daijingū 皇和大親宮). Adherents of Tenri Sanrinkō followed the tradition of Honmichi by revering the leader as the living kanrodai. The in Tenri Sanrinkō refers to confraternity in Japanese religious parlance.

Tenri Sanrinkō was unique among Tenrikyo-based splinter organizations for promoting its missionary activities towards Tenrikyo adherents.

History Tenri Sanrinkō was established by the founder, the kanrodai Katsu Hisano, in March 1933 in present-day western part of Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture with a goal to reunite Tenrikyo and Honmichi together; after her organization's dissolution in May 1935 by rejoining Tenrikyo to achieve her aforementioned goal, but met with failure and decided to reestablish her organization later on after leaving Tenrikyo.Umehara & Mizuno (page 85) "さらに自らが甘露台であると称えるようになった。こうして昭和八年三月、勝は大阪の枚方町で天理三輪講を創設した。その後、勝ヒサノは天理教と「ほんみち」との合併を実現させようと考えるようになり、昭和十年五月、天理三輪講を解散し、天理教に戻ったが、彼女の願いは無視され、二ヵ月後に天理教から退転し、天理三輪講を再建したのである。" [Even further, (Katsu Hisano) was praised as the kanrodai (spiritual title). Due to this, she established Tenri Sanrinkō in Hirakata-chō (today's western section of Hirakata), Osaka in March 1933. Then afterwards, she sought to materialize the plan of merging Tenrikyo and 'Honmichi' as one, later dissolved Tenri Sanrinkō in May 1935, but her request was declined, leaving Tenrikyo after two months, then re-established Tenri Sanrinkō.] During this time, Japanese religious societies before the start of the Pacific War largely explored the balance and dynamics among Shinto, Buddhism, and Christianity, as shown in the example of Three Religions Conference conducted by the Home Ministry on 25 February 1912. In the founder's case, she created a new doctrine by uniting the teachings of the three major religious traditions in Japan (Shinto, Buddhism, and Christianity) of her time with the name, .Umehara & Mizuno (page 85) "翌十一年ごろから、勝は仏教とキリスト教と天理教の教えを総合して「三教合一」の教義を樹立した。" [She (Katsu Hisano) formulated the doctrine of merging Buddhism, Christianity, and Tenrikyo together to form the United Teaching of Three Faiths (三教合一) starting around 1936.] Another new religion called , founded by Idei Seitarō (1899–1983), is an instance of schism from Honmichi that occurred earlier than Tenri Sanrinkō. Ultimately, Katsu Hisano's religious organization perished due to the Peace Preservation Law and the enforcement of lèse-majesté. Although Katsu Hisano died in 1941, her protégée, , founded Kami Ichijōkyō in 1942.

Legacy Tenri Sanrinkō became a source of many other new religious organizations in Japan. As the eschatological nature of Tenri Sanrinkō is also presented in its doctrine, its descendent religious organizations also contain teachings on eschatology as understood by Katsu Hisano. The following four religious organizations are founded by former Tenri Sanrinkō members.

Kami Ichijōkyō is a currently active religion whose founder claimed direct succession of Katsu Hisano's spiritual legacy through Tenri Sanrinkō.

Tenri Kami no Uchiake Basho was a sect that is today generally less studied within Japanese scholarly circles on religious studies. However, its related defunct organization called Tenri Kami no Kuchiake Basho left a bigger legacy as an intermediate entity to the creation of the currently active religions Ōkanmichi, Kanrodai Reiri Shidōkai, and others.

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