Anecdotes of Oyasama 140
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Anecdotes of Oyasama 140 presents the contents of "Thank You Very Much," a selection from Anecdotes of Oyasama, published by Tenrikyo Church Headquarters in 1976. The content below appears between page 113 and 114 of the print edition.
Text: English translation and original Japanese
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140. Thank You Very Much Kyuhei Kontani was healed of blindness and returned to Jiba for the first time to offer thanks to God for the cure. On the morning of February 16, 1884, Kontani and his wife, Take, accompanied by Koemon Murata, were granted an audience with Oyasama. Take offered some money wrapped in a sheet of paper to Oyasama, who then said:
And raising the gift to Her forehead She added:
Take is said to have told others later, "I would have wrapped more money if I had only known that Oyasama would be so pleased at that time."
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一四〇 おおきに 紺谷久平は、失明をお救け頂いて、そのお礼詣りに、初めておぢばへ帰らせて頂き、明治十七年二月十六日（陰暦正月二十日）朝、村田幸右衞門に連れられて、妻のたけと共に、初めて、教祖にお目通りさせて頂いた。その時、たけが、お供を紙ひねりにして、教祖に差し上げると、教祖は、
と、仰せになり、そのお供を頂くようになされて、
と、礼を言うて下された。後年、たけが人に語ったのに、「その時、あんなに喜んで下されるのなら、もっと沢山包ませて頂いて置けばよかったのに、と思った。」という。 |
