Scripture of Tenrikyo
The Ofudesaki.
Seventeen volumes of verse in Nakayama Miki's own hand — the rare scripture whose autograph manuscript exists, written by its foundress over thirteen years.
LanguageJapanese
Composed1869–1882
What it holdsThe Ofudesaki — 1,711 verses in the Foundress's own brush
How it is usedThe primary scripture, with the Mikagura-uta sung in every service
Understanding it — context, not catechism: how this passage is held
The Ofudesaki — the Tip of the Writing Brush — is 1,711 verses written by Nakayama Miki between 1869 and 1882 in her own hand, which makes it one of very few scriptures whose autograph manuscript exists and whose authorship is not in question. It is written in plain, sometimes blunt Japanese verse addressed directly to the reader, and its accessibility was intentional: she wrote for farmers.
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