Anecdotes of Oyasama 6

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Anecdotes of Oyasama
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Author: Various authors
Date Published: 1976
Pages: 159 (English ed.)

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Anecdotes of Oyasama 6 presents the contents of "Seeing His Heart," a selection from Anecdotes of Oyasama, published by Tenrikyo Church Headquarters in 1976. The content below appears between page 2 and 3 of the print edition.

Text: English translation and original Japanese

6. Seeing His Heart

In 1852, Okoyo, the elder sister of Chusaku Tsuji of Toyoda Village, while going to the Residence for sewing lessons from Oyasama, noticed an especially gentle nature in Okimi, the third daughter of Oyasama. Because the mother of Sojiro Kajimoto was from the Tsuji family, Okoyo recommended Okimi highly to the Kajimoto family of Ichinomoto. The Kajimoto family accepted the idea and proposed marriage between Okimi and Sojiro. Chusaku Tsuji was to act as matchmaker. To this proposal Oyasama replied:

"If it is Sojiro, there is no need for a meeting between the two. I see the fine quality of his heart. Take her."

Thus, the marriage of Okimi and Sojiro was happily arranged. After the marriage, Okimi changed her name to Oharu.

It is said that Sojiro was called "Sojiro the Buddha" by the villagers because he had been a kind and gentle person from childhood.


六 心を見て

嘉永五年、豊田村の辻忠作の姉おこよが、お屋敷へ通うて、教祖からお針を教えて頂いていた頃のこと。教祖の三女おきみの人にすぐれた人柄を見込んで、櫟本の梶本惣治郎の母が、辻家の出であったので、梶本の家へ話したところ、話が進み、辻忠作を仲人として、縁談を申し込んだ。教祖は、

「惣治郎ならば、見合いも何もなくとも、心の美しいのを見て、やる。」

と、仰せられ、この縁談は、目出度く調うた。おきみは、結婚して、おはると改名した。

惣治郎は、幼少の頃から気立てがよく素直なため、村でも仏惣治郎と言われていた、という。

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