Osashizu
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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 Ofudesaki.
Tenrikyo
Tenrikyo is a monotheistic religion originating in revelations to a 19th-century Japanese woman named Nakayama Miki, known as Oyasama by followers...
, the Osashizu is a compilation of the continued revelations of Tenri-O-no-Mikoto
Tenri-O-no-Mikoto
Tenri-Ō-no-Mikoto is the name used to refer to the single god or creator, of the entire universe in Tenrikyo's principal beliefs. In English the name most frequently used to refer to Tenri-Ō-no-Mikoto outside of ritual is "God the Parent"; in Japanese, the equivalent common name is Oyagamisama...
through Izō Iburi
Izo Iburi
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...
, the first Honseki after Oyasama "hid her physical being." It was compiled into annual anthologies and is considered secondary only to Ofudesaki
Ofudesaki
The Ofudesaki is the most important body of scripture in Tenrikyo, also known as "The Reason of Heaven". It is a collection of poems in seventeen books...
in importance. It is also much longer than Ofudesaki.