Anecdotes of Oyasama 153
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Anecdotes of Oyasama 153 presents the contents of "The Day of Release," a selection from Anecdotes of Oyasama, published by Tenrikyo Church Headquarters in 1976. The content below appears on page 125 of the print edition.
Text: English translation and original Japanese
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153. The Day of Release This incident took place around 1884. When the date of Oyasama's release from prison was known, people began gathering in front of the prison gate long before the release was to take place. In spite of the police prohibition against worshiping Oyasama, they clapped their hands in reverence each time they caught a glimpse of Her. Police officers with drawn swords tried to stop them from doing so, saying, "We do not allow worship of a human being as a god." But they clapped their hands behind the officers' backs. There was no way of stopping them from worshiping Her. When the officers left, the worshipers said to each other, "We cannot refrain from worshiping Her, as we were saved from death. We will worship even if we are thrown into prison." |
一五三 お出ましの日 明治十七年頃の話。教祖が、監獄署からお出ましの日が分かって来ると、監獄署の門前には、早くから、人が一杯になって待っている。そして、「拝んだら、いかん。」と言うて、巡査が止めに廻わっても、一寸でも教祖のお姿が見えると、パチパチと拍手を打って拝んだ。警察は、「人を以て神とするは、警察の許さぬところである。」と言うて、抜剣して止めて歩くが、その後から、又手を打って拝む。人々は、「命のないところを救けてもろうたら、拝まんといられるかい。たとい、 監獄署へ入れられても構わんから、拝むのや。」と言うて拝むのであるから、止めようがなかった。 |
See also
The Life of Oyasama, p. 197 <online wiki edition>.
