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The Doctrine Of Tenrikyo
The Doctrine of Tenrikyo ( ja, 天理教教典 ) is the doctrine of the Tenrikyo religion, published and sanctioned by Tenrikyo Church Headquarters. ''The Doctrine of Tenrikyo'' is one of the supplemental texts ( ) of the Tenrikyo scriptures, along with ''The Life of Oyasama'' and ''Anecdotes of Oyasama''. History Meiji doctrine In May 1903, Tenrikyo Church Headquarters created a doctrine of the Tenrikyo teachings, referred to as the " Meiji doctrine" () or the "former doctrine" () to distinguish it from the doctrine published after World War II. The doctrine's compilation was part of the church's effort to become an independent Shinto sect at the turn of the century, which would be achieved a few years later in 1908. Because the doctrine had to be authorized by the Shinto Main Bureau, an official government body, the Tenrikyo teachings presented therein conformed to State Shinto ideology, which promoted patriotism and reverence for the emperor. The Meiji Doctrine was divided int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Doctrine Of Tenrikyo
The Doctrine of Tenrikyo ( ja, 天理教教典 ) is the doctrine of the Tenrikyo religion, published and sanctioned by Tenrikyo Church Headquarters. ''The Doctrine of Tenrikyo'' is one of the supplemental texts ( ) of the Tenrikyo scriptures, along with ''The Life of Oyasama'' and ''Anecdotes of Oyasama''. History Meiji doctrine In May 1903, Tenrikyo Church Headquarters created a doctrine of the Tenrikyo teachings, referred to as the " Meiji doctrine" () or the "former doctrine" () to distinguish it from the doctrine published after World War II. The doctrine's compilation was part of the church's effort to become an independent Shinto sect at the turn of the century, which would be achieved a few years later in 1908. Because the doctrine had to be authorized by the Shinto Main Bureau, an official government body, the Tenrikyo teachings presented therein conformed to State Shinto ideology, which promoted patriotism and reverence for the emperor. The Meiji Doctrine was divided int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tenri Seminary
Tenri Seminary (天理教校 ''Tenrikyōkō'') is the seminary of the Japanese new religion Tenrikyo, located in Tenri, Japan. History In April 1900, Tenri Seminary was established to train and educate Tenrikyo followers in ministry. Initially, the seminary was a four-year course offering coursework at the middle school level along with coursework on Tenrikyo doctrine and rituals. Since its establishment, Tenri Seminary has gone through a number of reorganizations. In 1908, the seminary was reorganized into the six-month Special Course (別科 ''Bekka'') while Tenri Middle School continued as a separate organization. In 1938, the two-year Graduate Seminary program was established and two new courses were added – the Preparatory program which would educate graduates of Tenri Middle School and Tenri Girls School, and the Asian program which would train ministers for mission work in Asia. In April 1941, the seminary underwent another reorganization. The most notable change was that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
God In Tenrikyo
In Tenrikyo, God is a single divine being and creator of the entire universe. The first two characters in the Japanese kanji for Tenri-O-no-Mikoto are 天理, where 天 refers to heaven or divinity, and 理 refers to reason or knowledge, thus "Tenri" (天理) refers to divine or heavenly knowledge, and in a sense adds a divine nature to truth itself whereas "天理" also means "natural law" or its pseudonym, "divine law." The English name most frequently used to refer to Tenri-Ō-no-Mikoto outside of ritual is "God the Parent"; in Japanese, the equivalent common name is ''Oyagamisama''. In Tenrikyo, God has no gender. Tenrikyo followers vary in their understanding of this creator, from the early understanding of spirit (''kami'', god/deity) through the underlying natural causality (''Tsukihi'', moon-sun) and eventually to an understanding of a parental relationship between the creator and themselves (''oya'', parent). This progression of understanding is a key teaching of Tenrikyo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tenrikyo Creation Narrative
The Tenrikyo creation narrative is the creation myth of the Tenrikyo religion. The narrative was conveyed by the foundress Nakayama Miki in writing through the ''Ofudesaki'' and orally to her early followers. After compiling the scriptures and the manuscripts left by early followers, Tenrikyo Church Headquarters formalized and published the narrative in chapter three of ''The Doctrine of Tenrikyo'', titled "Truth of Origin" (元の理 ''moto no ri''). Synopsis The world began as a muddy ocean, which God found tasteless. God decided to create humans in order to see them live the Joyous Life. Looking through the muddy waters, God found a fish and a serpent which could serve as models of husband and wife respectively. After God convened the couple and received consent from both of them, God promised the couple that in a number of years, they would be returned to the place of original conception and be adored by humanity. God convened several other animals from various directions, such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nakayama Miki
was a nineteenth-century Japanese farmer and religious leader. She is the primary figure of the Japanese new religion Tenrikyo. Followers, who refer to her as Oyasama (おやさま), believe that she was settled as the Shrine of Tsukihi from the moment she experienced a divine revelation in 1838 until her death in 1887. Upon her divine revelation, she gave away most of her family's possessions and dismantled the family's house, thereby entering a state of poverty. She began to attract followers, who believed that she was a living goddess who could heal people and bless expectant mothers with safe childbirth. To leave a record of her teachings, she composed the ''Ofudesaki'' and taught the lyrics, choreography and music of the Service, which have become Tenrikyo's scripture and liturgy respectively. She identified what she claimed to be the place where God created human beings and instructed her followers to mark the place with a pillar and perform the liturgy around it, whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tenri-O-no-Mikoto
In Tenrikyo, God is a single divine being and creator of the entire universe. The first two characters in the Japanese kanji for Tenri-O-no-Mikoto are 天理, where 天 refers to heaven or divinity, and 理 refers to reason or knowledge, thus "Tenri" (天理) refers to divine or heavenly knowledge, and in a sense adds a divine nature to truth itself whereas "天理" also means "natural law" or its pseudonym, "divine law." The English name most frequently used to refer to Tenri-Ō-no-Mikoto outside of ritual is "God the Parent"; in Japanese, the equivalent common name is ''Oyagamisama''. In Tenrikyo, God has no gender. Tenrikyo followers vary in their understanding of this creator, from the early understanding of spirit (''kami'', god/deity) through the underlying natural causality (''Tsukihi'', moon-sun) and eventually to an understanding of a parental relationship between the creator and themselves (''oya'', parent). This progression of understanding is a key teaching of Tenrikyo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Service (Tenrikyo)
In the Tenrikyo religion, the Service (おつとめ ''Otsutome'') is the most important prayer ritual, along with the Sazuke. The Service comes in fundamental forms (i.e. the Kagura Service and Teodori) and several variant forms (such as the Morning and Evening Service). The text to the Service is the ''Mikagura-uta,'' one of the three scriptures of Tenrikyo. Kagura Service The most important Service is the Kagura Service (''Kagura zutome''). This service is the masked dance that is performed around the Kanrodai where Tenrikyo Church Headquarters – located in Tenri City, Japan – is situated. Hashimoto cites three meanings behind the performance of the Kagura Service–to represent God's creative power at the time of human conception and thus inspire humankind to live the Joyous Life, to reconfirm humankind's relationship with God and the universe, and to realize the importance of living by God's original intention for humankind. Performance The Kagura Service is performed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osashizu
In the Tenrikyo religion, the Osashizu (Japanese: お指図) ("Divine Directions") is a written record of oral revelations given by Izo Iburi. It is one of the three scriptures (''sangenten'' 三原典) of Tenrikyo, along with the ''Ofudesaki'' ("The Tip of the Writing Brush") and the ''Mikagura-uta'' ("The Songs for the Service"). The full scripture is published in seven volumes (plus an index in three volumes) and contains around 20,000 "divine directions" delivered between January 4, 1887 and June 9, 1907. Etymology and meaning ''O'' is an honorific prefix, while ''sashizu'' may refer to “instruction(s)” or “direction(s).” In Tenrikyo parlance, the term ''Osashizu'' technically has two senses, a broader and a narrower one. In its broader sense, the Osashizu includes all of the oral revelations given by Miki Nakayama (who followers refer to as ''Oyasama'' or the "Foundress"), and Izo Iburi (who followers refer to as the ''Honseki,'' or the "Main Seat"). In its narrower ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikagura-uta
The Mikagura-uta (みかぐらうた, ''The Songs for the Service'') is one of the three Tenrikyo scriptures, along with the ''Ofudesaki'' and the ''Osashizu''. It was composed by the foundress of Tenrikyo, Miki Nakayama, from 1866 to 1875, and revised to its current version in 1882. The Mikagura-uta is the liturgical book of the Service (''otsutome''), a religious ritual that has a central place in Tenrikyo. During the Service, the text to the ''Mikagura-uta'' is sung together with dance movements and musical accompaniment. Etymology and meaning "Mikagura-uta" can be subdivided into three sections. ''Mi'' is an honorific prefix. The word ''kagura'' is a generic term for any performance for a deity or deities in Japan. Although ''kagura'' are usually associated with Shinto shrines, there is also historical evidence of their association with Shugendō and Buddhist schools such as Shingon. The word ''uta'' simply means "song" or "songs." It is unknown when “Mikagura-uta” becam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ofudesaki
The Ofudesaki (おふでさき, "Tip of the Writing Brush") is the most important scripture in Tenrikyo. It is one of Tenrikyo's three scriptures (''sangenten'' 三原典), along with the ''Mikagura-uta'' ("The Songs for the Service") and the ''Osashizu'' ("Divine Directions"). A 17-volume collection of 1,711 ''waka'' poems, the Ofudesaki was composed by the foundress of Tenrikyo, Miki Nakayama, from 1869 to 1882. Etymology and meaning The name ''Ofudesaki'' can be split into three smaller segments. ''O'' is an honorific prefix, '' fude'' translates to "brush," and ''saki'' translates to "tip." Thus, the Ofudesaki has been referred to in English as ''The Tip of the Writing Brush.'' It was even once referred to as "The Book of Revelations" in early English Tenrikyo literature. It is a convention in Tenrikyo literature to write ''Ofudesaki'' in hiragana (おふでさき) as opposed to kanji. Nakayama's intention for the Ofudesaki is explained in the scripture itself:This is a wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinbashira
The shinbashira (心柱, also 真柱 or 刹/擦 ''satsu'') refers to a central pillar at the core of a pagoda or similar structure. The shinbashira has long been thought to be the key to the Japanese pagoda's notable earthquake resistance, when newer concrete buildings may collapse. History Hōryū-ji, the world's oldest wooden structure, was found to have in 2001 a shinbashira from a tree felled in 594 AD. Their examples continue in impending centuries in other ''tō'' (塔, pagoda) like the Hokkiji in Nara in 8th century, and Kaijūsenji of Kyoto. Architecture The pillar structure is made out of straight trunks of Japanese cypress (''hinoki''). The pillar runs the entire (but see below) length of the pagoda, and juts out of the top 'layer' of the pagoda, where it supports the finial of the pagoda. The shinbashira is a typical element of Japanese pagodas facing regular earthquakes, but cannot be found in China or Korea, which are not or at least not frequently hit by e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Nakayama (中山) may refer to: People *Nakayama (surname) Places *Nakayama, Ehime, a town in Ehime Prefecture *Nakayama, Tottori, a town in Tottori Prefecture *Nakayama, Yamagata, a town in Yamagata Prefecture *Nakayama-dera, a temple in Hyōgo Prefecture *Zhongshan District, Taipei(中山區), a district in Taipei named after Sun Yat-sen, also known as his Japanese name Nakayama shō. The Japanese broadcasting of Zhongshan metro station is pronounced as Nakayama in the station. Other uses *Nakayama Racecourse, a horse racing track in Chiba Prefecture **Nakayama Grand Jump, an annual steeplechase *Nakayama Station (Kanagawa) *Nakayama Station (Hyogo) *Nakayamadaira-Onsen Station *Nakayama lemma Nakayama (中山) may refer to: People *Nakayama (surname) Places *Nakayama, Ehime, a town in Ehime Prefecture *Nakayama, Tottori, a town in Tottori Prefecture *Nakayama, Yamagata, a town in Yamagata Prefecture * Nakayama-dera, a temple in Hyōgo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
