Anecdotes of Oyasama 15
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Anecdotes of Oyasama 15 presents the contents of "These Seeds," a selection from Anecdotes of Oyasama, published by Tenrikyo Church Headquarters in 1976. The content below appears between page 10 and 11 of the print edition.
Text: English translation and original Japanese
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15. These Seeds Late at night on February 7, 1866, Oyasama, already in bed, suddenly said: "Take out the crockery pot stored under the altar." When the pot was presented to Her, Oyasama called in Chushichi Yamanaka, and said to him:
Then Oyasama gave the crockery pot to him. She further instructed:
On the following day, when Chushichi went to thank Her, Oyasama was pleased to see him and said:
He had been granted a list and four seeds. The list read: wheat—six kilograms, rice—about seventeen kilograms, personal allowance—sixty kan[1] and sake—about eleven liters. These were granted as eternal seeds. Each of the four seeds was a six centimeter square, white paper packet which was bound on four sides with white string. On the face of each packet respectively was written: "seed of wheat," "seed of rice," "money for medicine," and "money for wine and seed of oil." Oyasama Herself wrote these words with a writing brush. She also bound the packets with string, chanting:
It was witnessed that the string did not go through if She stopped chanting. Thus, She gave him the proof that he would never be hard-pressed for the needs of life as long as he followed the path.
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一五 この物種は 慶応二年二月七日の夜遅くに、教祖は、既にお寝みになっていたが、
と、仰せになって、壷を取り出させ、それから、山中忠七をお呼びになった。そして、お聞かせ下されたのに、
と、仰せになって、その壷を下された。そして、更に、
と、お言葉を下された。 そして、その翌日、このお礼を申し上げると、
と、お喜び下された。 これは、永代の物種として、麦六升、米一斗二升、小遣銭六十貫、酒六升の目録と共に、四つの物種をお授け下されたのであった。それは、縦横とも二寸の白い紙包みであって、縦横に数条の白糸を通して、綴じてあり、その表にそれぞれ、
というように、教祖御みずからの筆でお誌し下されてある。教祖が、この紙包みに糸をお通しになる時には、
と、唱えながらお通しになった。お唱えにならぬと、糸が通らなかった、という。これは、お道を通って不自由するということは、決してない、という証拠をお授け下されたのである。 註 六十貫は、当時の米二石七斗、昭和五十年現在の貨幣九四五〇〇円にあたる。 |
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