Insights into the Anecdotes: Chuzaburo Koda (1828–1903), Anecdote 144 “The Virtue Which Reaches Heaven”

The Anecdote (Summary) Oyasama was detained in Nara Prison from March 24 through April 5, 1884. Chuzaburo Koda, arrested alongside Oyasama, was kept in custody for ten days. While imprisoned, Chuzaburo was ordered by a jailor to clean the toilets. When he came back to Oyasama after he had finished…

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Insights into the Anecdotes: Genjiro Fukaya (1843–1923), Anecdote 142 “Narrowness Holds the Promise of Joy”

The Anecdote (Summary) This is a story from when Genjiro Fukaya—who was deeply grateful for the teachings, which he felt should be spread by any means possible—was growing ever more spirited in his devotion as he went around sprinkling the fragrance of the teachings and doing salvation work. In those…

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Special Interview with Directors-in-Chief of Administrative Affairs and Religious Affairs: What Head Ministers Should Do Now Ahead of the “Three Years, One Thousand Days” Period Leading Up to the 140th Anniversary of Oyasama (Conducted on April 20, 2022)

At the New Year’s meeting this year, the Shinbashira said that we will perform the 140th Anniversary of Oyasama in four years, in 2026. In response to this, Church Headquarters established the Preparation Committee for the 140th Anniversary of Oyasama in February and, within the committee’s structure, the Salvation Work…

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