Anecdotes of Oyasama 117
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Anecdotes of Oyasama 117 presents the contents of "With His Father and Mother," a selection from Anecdotes of Oyasama, published by Tenrikyo Church Headquarters in 1976. The content below appears on page 97 of the print edition.
Text: English translation and original Japanese
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117. With His Father and Mother Shirobei Umetani returned to the Residence with his five or six-year-old son, Umejiro, in 1882 or 1883. When they were received by Oyasama, who was wearing Her red garments, Umejiro said, "Daruma-san, Daruma-san." He must have recalled the red-clad daruma doll in the well-known advertisement for tobacco of that period. Shirobei was so embarrassed that he did not take Umejiro along the next time he returned to the Residence. Then Oyasama asked:
After Shirobei received these words, Umejiro always returned happily to the Residence with his father and mother. |
一一七 父母に連れられて 明治十五、六年頃のこと。梅谷四郎兵衞が、当時五、六才の梅次郎を連れて、お屋敷へ帰らせて頂いたところ、梅次郎は、赤衣を召された教祖にお目にかかって、当時煙草屋の看板に描いていた姫達摩を思い出したものか、「達摩はん、達摩はん。」と言った。 それに恐縮した四郎兵衞は、次にお屋敷へ帰らせて頂く時、梅次郎を同伴しなかったところ、教祖は、
と、仰せられた。 このお言葉を頂いてから、梅次郎は、毎度、父母に連れられて、心楽しくお屋敷へ帰らせて頂いた、という。 |
