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Astronomy is religion (天文即宗教).

— Yonosuke Nakano

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There may be some other ways to communicate with the Great Spirit of the universe besides Chinkon, but at present Chinkon is the shortest course of such a sort of training among all. Not only that, but it is the surest training of reaching the noumenon of cosmo-nature.

The universe viewed from the world of spirit: volume 5 (1957)

It goes without saying that the science of astronomy is the highest grade subject of learning. To my thinking, it is scientifically related to all other subjects of learning, and is the foundation of basic education for all human race. What is more, it is the primal basis that uplifts one and all men intellectually.

The universe viewed from the world of spirit: volume 5 (1957)

A science of researching the reality that there is existent the Void in the cosmos, is called religion-astronomy in the sense that religion and astronomy are the two sides united in one. For this reason, I call religion-astronomy 'King of sciences,' which means the highest of all lines of learning.

The universe viewed from the world of spirit: volume 5 (1957)

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