Anecdotes of Oyasama 11
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Anecdotes of Oyasama 11 presents the contents of "God Has Drawn You to this Residence," a selection from Anecdotes of Oyasama, published by Tenrikyo Church Headquarters in 1976. The content below appears between page 6 and 7 of the print edition.
Text: English translation and original Japanese
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11. God Has Drawn You to this Residence It was about the middle of January 1864 when Chushichi Yamanaka was thirty-eight years of age. Chushichi's wife, Sono, had been suffering from severe hemorrhoids for over two years. Her condition became so critical that for several days she could not even drink any liquids. Two doctors had given up hope of recovery. Just about this time, Chushichi learned about the teachings of God from Seibei of Shiba Village. He immediately returned to the Residence[1] and was granted an audience with Oyasama. She said:
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一一 神が引き寄せた それは、文久四年正月なかば頃、山中忠七三十八才の時であった。 忠七の妻そのは、二年越しの痔の病が悪化して危篤の状態となり、既に数日間、流動物さえ喉を通らず、医者が二人まで、「見込みなし。」と、匙を投げてしまった。この時、芝村の清兵衞からにをいがかかった。そこで、忠七は、早速お屋敷へ帰らせて頂いて、教祖にお目通りさせて頂いたところ、お言葉があった。
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