Tenrikyo

**Tenrikyo**
 * (Teaching of Divine Reason)**

- Founder of Tenrikyo - on October 26th, 1838 her son and husband were very ill so they called a Buddhist monk to exorcise the spirit causing the disease - during the incantation, God was said to entered her body, and asked to receive her as God’s shrine - her husband gave in to this request three days after Showing followers the way to the Joyous Life on Earth à charity, and abstention from greed, selfishness, hatred, anger and arrogance
 * __**Miki Nakayama **__
 * __**Purpose**__

- __Moto-no-Ri__ - the principle of origin - __Kashimono-Karimono__ (a thing lent, a thing borrowed ) - relationship between human body and God - __Hinokishin__ - voluntary effort as a means of showing gratitude for Kashimono- Karimono relationship (charitable or public service) - __Tanno__ (acceptance) - constructive attitude towards troubles, illness, and difficulties without placing judgment on what happened in the past - __Juzen-no-Shugo__ - ten principles involved in creation which exist in Futatsu Hitotsu (2 in 1 relationship) à principles are considered to be applied continuously throughout the universe - __Kanrodai__ - the main pillar that is located at the “place where mankind first was created” à Jiba
 * __**Key Teachings**__

__1st level__ - Kami: god as understood in every day term __2nd level__ - Tsukihi: god as the creator of nature and natural laws __3rd level__ - Oya: god as the parent of human being
 * __**Understanding of the nature of god**__

1. Miserliness 2. Covetousness 3. Hatred 4. Self- love 5. Grudge- bearing 6. Anger 7. Greed 8. Arrogance
 * __**Eight kinds of Dust**__

- performed twice a day - mornings and evenings (according to sun rise and sun set) - Instruments are the Hiroshige (wooden clappers), Chanpon (cymbals), Surigane (small gongs), Taiko (large drums) - Hyoshigi is played by the head minister - people has to face in the direction of the Jiba, or “home of the parent” - purpose is to sweep away the Eight Mental Dusts of the Mind - performance is both, symbolic and literal - act of cleaning mimics actions of removing dusts from mind à cleaning public bathrooms, cleaning parks, and other acts of community service
 * __**Otsume à Daily Service**__
 * __**Hinokishin à cleansing of the mind**__

- usually on the third Sunday of the month - at the Jiba on the 26th of the month (foundation of Tenrikyo) - is performed with instruments, dancers- 3 men and 3 women- and a singer in traditional montsuki
 * __**Tsukinamisai à Monthly Service**__

> - Tenrikyo is considered by some followers as a teaching about the universe and does not necessarily interfere with religious beliefs - many Tenrikyo followers have also Christian beliefs
 * __**Relation with other religions**__