As the doctrine of Tenrikyo, which stresses respect for ancestors, filial piety, self-cultivation, and service to mankind, coincides with traditional ethics and the concept of universal brotherhood of the Chinese people, the religion is readily accepted in Taiwan. In 1973, the Ministry of Interior permitted the establishment of a Tenrikyo mission headquarters in Taiwan, and the number of followers has since grown rapidly.
由於天理教的教義是尊祖先、孝父母、修養自身、服務人群，使大家能過安和樂利、充滿朝氣的康樂生活，與中國人傳統的倫理觀念與世界大同的目標極為相近，所以極易為國人領會和接受，因此信徒也逐年增加。