Anecdotes of Oyasama 63

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

Anecdotes of Oyasama 63 presents the contents of "Merit That Is Not to Be Seen," a selection from Anecdotes of Oyasama, published by Tenrikyo Church Headquarters in 1976. The content below appears between page 55 and 56 of the print edition.

Text: English translation and original Japanese

63. Merit That Is Not to Be Seen Once Oyasama asked Koiso Yamanaka: "Do you wish to have merit that is to be seen by the eye? Or do you wish to have merit that is not to be seen by the eye? Which do you wish to have?" Koiso replied, "Anything with physical form can be lost or stolen. So I would prefer to have merit that cannot be seen by the eye."

六三　目に見えん徳 　 教祖が、ある時、山中こいそに、 　 「目に見える徳ほしいか、目に見えん徳ほしいか。どちらやな。」 と、仰せになった。 　 こいそは、「形のある物は、失うたり盗られたりしますので、目に見えん徳頂きとうございます。」　と、お答え申し上げた。

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