The Church of Perfect Liberty traces the origin of its teaching to Ontakekyo Tokumitsu Grand Church, which was established in 1912. Changing its name various times, the Church adopted the current one in 1974. The core doctrinal principle is encapsulated in the PL 21 Precepts, which is considered to be the “constitution” of the religious tradition. The first precept states that “life is art,” which compares human life to a work of art. In this view, the goal of human life is to cultivate the meaning of life by drawing forth individuals’ full potential in the course of their lives.