Today's Verse
In this cleansing, there shall be no discrimination between those within and the world. I shall manifest all of the mind of each of you. (XII:1-2)
Ameazuke-no-tsutome 雨あずけのつとめ
Service for Cessation of Rain (L) 農事に関するおつとめとして、「肥」「萌え出」「虫払い」「雨乞い」「雨あずけ」「みのり」の六通りが教えられているということは、それだけ、農事に寄せられる思召が大きいということであろう。The fact that six of these eleven different Services are concerned with agriculture—Fertilizer, Germination, Insect Pests, Rain, Cessation of Rain, and Harvest—indicates the importance attached to agriculture” (Tracing the Model Path, pp. 179–180). more examples かんろだいのつとめの手は、よろづたすけの場合と、願に相應しく、をびや、ほふそ、一子、跛、肥、萠え出、虫拂い、雨乞、雨あずけ、みのり、むほんの場合と、合計十二通りを教えられ、身は健やかに齢永く、稔り豊かに家業榮え、世界が平和に治まるよう、何缺ける事のない陽氣ぐらしを引き受けられた。In addition to the Service for Universal Salvation, God…
Amautashi 雨うたし／雨打たし
exposed to (the) rain; exposed to (the) weather かんろだいの真上の天井には「かんろだいは雨うたし」とのご教示により、一間四方の天窓があけられています。An opening (about 6 feet square) was left in the ceiling above the Kanrodai to leave it directly under the sky, based on the instruction that ʻthe Kanrodai is exposed to the rain’” (Yoboku’s Guide to Tenrikyo, pp. 122–123). (cf. Osashizu, May…
akaki 赤衣
red clothes (Of, D, L); red clothing 赤衣を召されたのも、教祖が月日のやしろにおわす真実を、眼に示して納得させようとの思召からである。Oyasama began to wear red clothes, which was unusual for the time, to persuade people by this visual symbol that She was truly the Shrine of Tsukihi.” (The Doctrine of Tenrikyo, p. 9). more examples このあかいきものをなんとをもている なかに月日がこもりいるそや 六 63 What do you think of these red clothes?…
Amagoi-zutome 雨乞いづとめ
Service for Rain (L) しかし、村人とても、萬策つきた場合であったから、お籠りさして貰う譯に行かぬなら、雨乞づとめをして下され。 氏神の境内にておつとめして下され。 と、一晝夜退かなかった。But the villagers, having nowhere else to turn, requested that, if they could not be allowed to make a vigil, a Service for Rain be performed, if need be, on the ground of the village shrine, and they refused to leave the Residence for…
anjiru 案じる
to worry (Of); to be anxious (Of) その頃、教祖は、「もう一度こわい所へ行く。 案じな。」と、仰せられて居た。About this time, Oyasama said: Once again I shall go to a fearful place, but you need not worry about it (The Life of Oyasama, p. 98). more examples にんけんのわが子をもうもをなぢ事 こわきあふなきみちをあんぢる 七 9 Just as you humans worry about your children, I worry over your dreadful…
Growing Spiritually Day by Day
This book presents an English translation of Seijin e no hibi, which was compiled by Tenrikyo Doyusha Publishing Company from Shinbashira kunwa-shu [Collection of the Shinbashira’s Talks] and published in 1993. The topics covered are the Joyous Life, the Divine Model, the Service, the spirit of single-heartedness with God, the…