Ōnishi Aijirō
Ōnishi Aijirō (1881–1958) was the founder of the Honmichi religion in Japan.
Quotes
- それは、恐ろしい蔭の力を以て、弓き廻されるような感じで、不可抗力と言うべきで、甘露台様御自身、意識して行動せられたのでは無かったのである。宵から夜半まで無我夢中に歩き廻られて、突然、甘露台様が立ち止まられた。そして、座敷の中央へ出られた時、「此処は甘露台や」と思われた。
- [Aijirō] was not aware of his movements. It was as if he was being pulled by a fearsome and shadowy force; or what can be described as an irresistible power. He kept walking unconsciously in a circle from the early evening to the middle of the night. Suddenly, he came to a halt. He then walked to the center of the room and thought to himself, "This is where the Kanrodai stands."
- (Narrative of Ōnishi Aijirō's divine revelation on July 15, 1913, which marks the start of the Honmichi religion)
- Honmichi Kyōgibu ほんみち教義部 (1972). Honmichi gaikan ほんみち概観. Takaishi, Osaka. p. 37. English translation from Forbes, Roy Tetsuo (2005). Schism, orthodoxy and heresy in the history of Tenrikyō : three case studies. University of Hawai'i Department of Religion. p. 128.
- [Aijirō] was not aware of his movements. It was as if he was being pulled by a fearsome and shadowy force; or what can be described as an irresistible power. He kept walking unconsciously in a circle from the early evening to the middle of the night. Suddenly, he came to a halt. He then walked to the center of the room and thought to himself, "This is where the Kanrodai stands."