Honbushin

On April 26, 1961, Honmichi founder Ōnishi Aijirō's daughter Ōnishi Tama (大西玉; 1916–1969) (whom Aijirō and Honbushin followers consider to be the reincarnation of Nakayama Miki), founded Tenri Miroku-kai (天理みろく会, "Tenri Miroku Association"), which would later be renamed as Honbushin.{{cite web | title=春季大祭 | website=ほんぶしん | url=https://www.honbushin.jp/%E6%98%A5%E5%AD%A3%E5%A4%A7%E7%A5%AD | language=ja | access-date=2025-04-30}} In 1962, the organization separated from Honmichi.{{cite thesis |ref=none |last= Forbes |first= Roy Tetsuo |date= 2005 |title= Schism, orthodoxy and heresy in the history of Tenrikyō : three case studies |url= https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/items/e66d96e2-112f-478f-a17b-e31174258fb7 |publisher= University of Hawai'i Department of Religion}} It was incorporated as a religious organization in 1966. Originally, it was headquartered in Takaishi, Osaka near the Honmichi headquarters, but then moved to Shiojiri, Nagano. In 1969, Honbushin moved to Okayama, where it set up its kanrodai on top of Mount Kami, southeast of the Okayama city center. Ōnishi Tama died on September 1, 1969, and religious authority was passed onto her son Takeda Sōshin (武田 宗真),{{cite web | last=Yumiyama | first=Tatsuya | title=Encyclopedia of Shinto詳細 | website=國學院大學デジタルミュージアム | url=https://d-museum.kokugakuin.ac.jp/eos/detail/?id=9822 | access-date=2025-01-19}} who was proclaimed as the new Kanrodai-sama (甘露台様) succeeding Ōnishi Aijirō. Takeda was also considered to be the reincarnation of Honseki Iburi Izō.{{cite web | title=甘露台様御命日祭 | website=ほんぶしん | url=https://www.honbushin.jp/%E7%94%98%E9%9C%B2%E5%8F%B0%E6%A7%98%E5%BE%A1%E5%91%BD%E6%97%A5%E7%A5%AD | language=ja | access-date=2025-04-30}}

The official symbol of Honbushin is called the Peace Mark (平和マーク), which was introduced in November 1981.{{cite book|title=Michi no ugoki 道の動き　昭和52年5月～昭和61年4月　ほんぶしん新聞 |date=1987 |author=Honbushin ほんぶしん |publisher=Plus One プラスワン出版社}} It consists of a kanrodai inside a circle representing the blessings of God, who is known as Kami-sama (神様){{cite web | title=Teachings – Honbushin International Center | website=Honbushin International Center | url=https://hichawaii.com/teachings/ | access-date=2025-04-30}} or Tsuki-Hi ("Moon-Sun" 月日 or "Moon-Sun Twin Kami" 月日御両神様).{{cite web | title=お参り | website=ほんぶしん | url=https://www.honbushin.jp/omairi | language=ja | access-date=2025-04-30}}

One of Honbushin's teachings is "Because Kami [God] exists, I exist" (神ありて我あり). The mantra Namu Kanrodai (南無甘露台) is chanted to honor the kanrodai.

In Honbushin, the three main elements are fire, water, and wind (火・水・風),{{cite web | title=教話・講話 | website=ほんぶしん | date=1970-01-01 | url=https://www.honbushin.jp/kouwa | language=ja | access-date=2025-05-12}} which are equated with {{lang|ja-latN|Jūzen-no-Oshugo}} or the {{Nihongo|Ten Aspects of God's Complete Providence|十全の御守護|jūzen no o-shugo}}.{{cite web | title=ほんぶしんとは | website=ほんぶしん | url=https://www.honbushin.jp/%E3%81%BB%E3%82%93%E3%81%B6%E3%81%97%E3%82%93%E3%81%A8%E3%81%AF | language=ja | access-date=2025-04-30}} These three kanji characters (火・水・風) are also prominently displayed on the exterior of Honbushin's center in Shiojiri, Nagano.

The "Three Heavenly Paths" (天定の三軌道) in Honbushin are:{{cite web | title=人生の目的を説くほんぶしん | website=平和祈念のつどい | url=https://honbushinkigyokenshu.jimdoweb.com/%E4%BA%BA%E7%94%9F%E3%81%AE%E7%9B%AE%E7%9A%84%E3%82%92%E8%AA%AC%E3%81%8F%E3%81%BB%E3%82%93%E3%81%B6%E3%81%97%E3%82%93/ | language=ja | access-date=2025-05-18}}

• Husband and wife (夫婦の道 (夫唱婦随))
• Parents and children (親子の道)
• Individuals (それぞれの道)

Honbushin followers believe in reincarnation.{{cite web | title=慰霊祭 | website=ほんぶしん | url=https://www.honbushin.jp/%E6%85%B0%E9%9C%8A%E7%A5%AD | language=ja | access-date=2025-04-30}}

Honbushin's founding doctrinal poem, Tenkei Mikyōsho (天啓御教書), was written by its founder Ōnishi Tama in September 1965.{{cite web | title=みろく様祭 | website=ほんぶしん | url=https://www.honbushin.jp/%E3%81%BF%E3%82%8D%E3%81%8F%E6%A7%98%E7%A5%AD | language=ja | access-date=2025-04-30}} Tenkei Mikyōsho contains 100 lines.{{cite book |author=Miroku みろく [Ōnishi Tama 大西玉] |title=Uchū Hontairon 宇宙本体論 |date=1994-04-26 |publisher=Plus One プラスワン出版社 |isbn=4-938753-90-1}}

As in Honmichi, some of the main scriptures used in Honbushin include the Ofudesaki and Okagura-uta (known as the Mikagura-uta in Tenrikyo), which also form the basic scriptural canon of Tenrikyo.{{cite encyclopedia |author= |editor-last1= Melton |editor-first1= J. Gordon |editor-last2= Baumann |editor-first2= Martin |encyclopedia= Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices |title= Honmichi [Original Way] |url= https://archive.org/details/religionsofworld0000unse_k8t7/page/606/mode/2up |language= English |year= 2002 |publisher= ABC-Clio |volume= 2 |location= Santa Barbara, California |isbn= 1-57607-223-1 |page= 606}}

The term fushin (ふしん, 普請) originates from Ofudesaki passages I:35, I:38, and IV:6. The latter passage is:

{{blockquote|それからハたん々ふしんせきこんで
sorekara wa dandan fushin sekikonde
After that, I shall hasten the construction step by step|Ofudesaki IV:6}}

In Honbushin, an outdoor stone kanrodai is located in a shrine on the summit of {{Nihongo|Kamiyama|神山}} ({{coord|34|35|36|N|134|4|29|E|display=inline}}), located southeast of the city center of Okayama in Higashi-ku. To the east of the Kanrodai is a worship hall called Saiseiden (再生殿) adorned by a large spherical sculpture on top. At Saiseiden, worshippers pay respect to ancestors and pray for reincarnation. An observation deck can also be found to the south of the kanrodai. The {{Nihongo|Honbushin headquarters|ほんぶしん本部|Honbushin honbu}} is located in a valley to the north of the mountain ({{coord|34|37|51|N|134|3|36|E|display=inline}}).{{cite web | title=所在地 | website=ほんぶしん | url=http://www.honbushin.jp/syozaichi/ | language=ja | access-date=2025-01-19}} The main building at the headquarters is the Fukujuden (福寿殿).

There is also a large outdoor wooden kanrodai ({{coord|21|27|59.5|N|158|00|58.5|W|display=inline}}) at the Honbushin International Center in Mililani, Hawaii, United States.{{cite web | title=ほんぶしんの風景　HIC(ほんぶしん国際センター)長野 | website=ほんぶしん | url=https://www.honbushin.jp/%E9%A2%A8%E6%99%AF-hic-%E3%81%BB%E3%82%93%E3%81%B6%E3%81%97%E3%82%93%E5%9B%BD%E9%9A%9B%E3%82%BB%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC | language=ja | access-date=2025-04-27}}

Honbushin also has a few major facilities outside Okayama Prefecture.

Shiojiri, Nagano Prefecture (甘露の里) was formerly the location of Honbushin's headquarters. Honbushin's main building in Shiojiri, known as the Miroku-den (みろく殿),{{cite book |author=Miroku みろく [Ōnishi Tama 大西玉] |title=Uchū Hontairon 宇宙本体論 |date=1994-04-26 |publisher=Plus One プラスワン出版社 |isbn=4-938753-90-1}} currently serves a convention center.

In Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Honbushin has a garden called Hōshiga'en (宝師ヶ苑). The garden has a commemorative statue of Ōnishi Tama.

In the United States, the Honbushin International Center (also known as HIC Hawaii; formerly known as Kanro no Sato Hawaii 甘露の里ハワイ){{cite web | title=甘露台様御命日祭 | website=ほんぶしん | url=https://www.honbushin.jp/%E7%94%98%E9%9C%B2%E5%8F%B0%E6%A7%98%E5%BE%A1%E5%91%BD%E6%97%A5%E7%A5%AD | language=ja | access-date=2025-04-30}} is located in Mililani, Oahu, Hawaii. HIC Hawaii serves as a facility for community events such as public cultural festivals and monthly vegetable markets, and is not known to engage in religious proselytization.{{cite web | title=Honbushin International Center – Opening The Doors To Happiness | website=Honbushin International Center | url=https://hichawaii.com/ | access-date=2025-01-19}}

• Mount Kami (Okayama)
• Ōnishi Tama
• Shinto sects and schools

{{Reflist}}

• {{Official website|https://www.honbushin.jp/}} {{in lang|ja}}
• [https://honbushinkigyokenshu.jimdoweb.com/ Honbushin unofficial website] {{in lang|ja}}
• [https://d-museum.kokugakuin.ac.jp/eos/detail/id=9822 Honbushin] (Encyclopedia of Shinto)

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