At first, persecution and interference by police increased in direct proportion to the growth of Tenrikyo. It was only after World War Ⅱ, therefore, that the doctrine spread rapidly.
到了第二次世界大戰結束，日本天皇被廢後，天理教的教道才迅速地傳播開來。隨著天理教的發展，天理教創教的所在地已形成一宗教都市﹘﹘天理市，信徒也已增加到三百多萬。