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Kami Ichijokyo

Kami Ichijokyo (Japanese: 神一条教, Hepburn: Kami Ichijō-kyō) or Kami Ichijo is a Tenrikyo-based shinshūkyō (Japanese new religion)[1] As with some other Tenrikyo-derived religions such as Honmichi, the religion's founder (米谷玉水仙) is revered as the human kanrodai.[2]

Origin of name

The term Kami Ichijo, which means 'single-hearted mind', comes from the Ofudesaki and can be found in Ofudesaki 1:50, 3:3, 3:46, and 4:32. The term is also currently used in Tenrikyo teachings.[3] The lower verse of Ofudesaki 3:46 is:

神いちじよでむねのうちより
Kami ichijo de mune no uchi yori
Be single-hearted with God, and from your innermost heart

— Ofudesaki III:46

History

Kami Ichijō was founded by Yonetani Kuni (米谷クニ) (also known as 米谷玉水仙; 1889–1974). She was originally a follower of Tenri Sanrinkō, which was founded by Katsu Hisano (勝ヒサノ), who herself was originally a Honmichi follower. She founded Kami Ichijō in 1942. As a spiritual successor of Katsu Hisano, Yonetani Kuni initially called her religious tradition Kami Ichijō Uchiake Basho (神一条打明場所) that roughly translates to "the place revealed by the single-hearted mind" and today's followers of her interprets her personal life before and after meeting Katsu Hisano with spiritual prespectives.[4] Upon her death in 1974, her son (米谷千恵子) took over until his death in 1985. The current leader is Nishi Yoshio (西義男). Kami Ichijōkyō is headquartered in Higashiōsaka, near Fuse Station and Shuntokumichi Station.[5]

Beliefs

As in Honbushin, the trinity of fire, water, and wind is revered. Heavenly protection can be obtained by believing in the principle that "fire and water are one kami, and there is no kami other than wind" (火と水とが一の神、風より外に神はないぞや).[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ 米谷千恵子 (1984). 神一條：人間甘露台 / Kami Ichijō: Ningen Kanrodai. 三学出版. ISBN 4-87906-117-4.
  2. ^ "神一条とは". 神一條教本部 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-02-13.
  3. ^ Fukaya, Yoshikazu 深谷善和 (2009). Words of the Path: A Guide to Tenrikyo Terms and Expressions (Tenrikyo Overseas Department, Trans.), p. 97. Tenri, Japan: Tenrikyo Overseas Department. (Original work published 1977) (Japanese title: お道のことば)
  4. ^ Umehara (梅原), Masaki (正紀) [in Japanese]; Mizuno (水野), Yoshiyuki (義之) (1980). 秘儀と霊能の世界: 新宗教の底流をさぐる [The World of Secret Ceremonies & Psychic Capacities: Revealing the Underbelly of New Religions] (in Japanese). 紀尾井書房. p. 85. 神一条教を開いた米谷玉水仙が天理三輪講に入信したのは、勝ヒサノが天理教から離脱して天理三輪講を再建した昭和十年であった。その六年後の昭和十六年に勝ヒサノは昇天したが、勝は亡くなる前に「米谷クニこそ甘露台であり、あとのことはみな甘露台にまかせてある」と言いのこした。米谷玉水仙が甘露台であるとの自覚に達し、自分の宗教的使命感に目ざめたのは翌十七年であり、大阪の布施にあった自宅に「神一条打明場所」の看板を掲げた。「米谷甘露台」の誕生であり、彼女は五十四歳になっていた。なお、神一条教では、米谷が勝ヒサノのもとで修行した歩みを「枚方事情」と呼び、生き神・甘露台として世に出るまでの下調べの期間であったとの教義的解釈をとっている。 [Yonetani Kuni, the founder of Kami Ichijokyo, was a follower of Tenri Sanrinkō since the reestablishment of it in 1935. Then six years later in 1941, Katsu Hisano passed away, but declared " Yonetani Kuni is indeed the kanrodai and the rest of the works are taken care of by the kanrodai" before her death. Yonetani Kuni realized of her role as kanrodai and was devoted to the religious mission next year in 1942 and transformed her private residence in Fuse (today's western section of Higashiōsaka) into the heaquarters of Kami Ichijō Uchiake Basho (神一条打明場所). She was 54 years old at that time. Also, the time of her spiritual training under Katsu Hisano is called Hirakata Jijō (枚方事情) in Kami Ichijokyo and her time from birth (conception of her human state in this world) to the realization of being the kanrodai is subjected to religiously doctrinal interpretations.]
  5. ^ 新宗教研究会 (1999). 改訂最新版 新宗教ガイドブック. ベストブック.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link)
  6. ^ 新宗教研究会 1999.

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