Anecdotes of Oyasama 128
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Anecdotes of Oyasama 128 presents the contents of "Oyasama's Room," a selection from Anecdotes of Oyasama, published by Tenrikyo Church Headquarters in 1976. The content below appears on page 105 of the print edition.
Text: English translation and original Japanese
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128. Oyasama's Room Until 1883, Oyasama lived in the ten matted room on the west side of the South Gatehouse, which was on the left as one faced the building. By the window of that room was a large storage chest on which Oyasama always seated Herself. The chest was about three tatami mats in size with a height of eighty centimeters, containing various drawers and storage places. When someone visited Her with children, Oyasama would take sweets out from within the chest and give them to the children. In 1883, Oyasama moved to the Resting House. The building consisted of two parts separated by paper sliding-doors: an eight matted room, and a four matted raised chamber in which Oyasama stayed. It is said that when this separate building was completed, the followers were pleased because they could now offer Oyasama a larger and more suitable residence than before. |
一二八 教祖のお居間 教祖は、明治十六年までは、中南の門屋の西側、即ち向かって左の十畳のお部屋に、御起居なさっていた。そのお部屋には、窓の所に、三畳程の台が置いてあって、その上に坐っておられたのである。その台は、二尺五寸程の高さで、その下は物入れになっていた。子供連れでお伺いすると、よく、そこからお菓子などを出して、子供に下された。 明治十六年以後は、御休息所にお住まい下された。それは、四畳と八畳の二間になっていて、四畳の方が一段と高くなっており、教祖は、この四畳にお住まいになっていた。御休息所の建った当時、人々は、大きなお居間が出来て嬉しい、と語り合った、という。 |
