Izo Iburi
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Izo Iburi was the second spiritual leader of Tenrikyo
after the death/withdrawal of Oyasama in 1887. Having received the "grant of speech" from Oyasama, he dictated the Osashizu
, additional divinely inspired instructions on the creation and maintenance of a Tenrikyo community.
Iburi presided over a period of rapid expansion for Tenrikyo, which saw it reach villages throughout Japan. In 1896, eight percent of all Japanese citizens were dues-paying adherents of Tenrikyo. Iburi petitioned the government to be separated from the Sect Shinto group Shinto Honkyoku; this petition was granted in 1908.
Tenrikyo
Tenrikyo is a monotheistic religion originating in revelations to a 19th-century Japanese woman named Nakayama Miki, known as Oyasama by followers...
after the death/withdrawal of Oyasama in 1887. Having received the "grant of speech" from Oyasama, he dictated the Osashizu
Osashizu
In Tenrikyo, the Osashizu is a compilation of the continued revelations of Tenri-O-no-Mikoto through Izō Iburi, the first Honseki after Oyasama "hid her physical being." It was compiled into annual anthologies and is considered secondary only to Ofudesaki in importance. It is also much longer than...
, additional divinely inspired instructions on the creation and maintenance of a Tenrikyo community.
Iburi presided over a period of rapid expansion for Tenrikyo, which saw it reach villages throughout Japan. In 1896, eight percent of all Japanese citizens were dues-paying adherents of Tenrikyo. Iburi petitioned the government to be separated from the Sect Shinto group Shinto Honkyoku; this petition was granted in 1908.