How the Doctrine connects salvation with the Service
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On: the allotted lifespan at one hundred and fifteen
Editorial paraphrase of the source · Tenrikyo Church Headquarters, The Doctrine of Tenrikyo, pp.12–19, official excerpt “The Path of Single-hearted Salvation”; editorial paraphrase
The Doctrine of Tenrikyo explains these promises through the Kagura Service, a ritual reenactment of creation performed around the Kanrodai at the Jiba. Ten performers act together with masks, gestures, song and nine instruments. Their shared sincerity and joy are understood to receive God the Parent’s response.
The chapter interprets salvation as more than recovery from illness: heavenly dew grants a lifespan of 115 years, with continued life thereafter if desired. It extends the promise to harvests, peace and mutual help throughout society. The desired future is the Joyous Life, in which people recognize one another as God’s children.
The chapter also explains the Sazuke, a divine grant administered for others’ healing by people whose sincerity has been accepted. It presents the Service and Sazuke together as the way toward universal salvation. These are the institution’s religious interpretations of the scriptural promises.
The Doctrine of Tenrikyo · Tenrikyo Church Headquarters, official English web excerpt “The Path of Single-hearted Salvation,” identified on the page as pp.12–19 of The Doctrine of Tenrikyo.
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Modern institutional English text. Original editorial paraphrase. The separate Ofudesaki reader uses a newly prepared translation from the public-domain Japanese.
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The Doctrine of Tenrikyo explains these promises through the Kagura Service, a ritual reenactment of creation performed around the Kanrodai at the Jiba. Ten performers act together with masks, gestures, song and nine instruments. Their shared sincerity and joy are understood to receive God the Parent’s response.
The chapter interprets salvation as more than recovery from illness: heavenly dew grants a lifespan of 115 years, with continued life thereafter if desired. It extends the promise to harvests, peace and mutual help throughout society. The desired future is the Joyous Life, in which people recognize one another as God’s children.
The chapter also explains the Sazuke, a divine grant administered for others’ healing by people whose sincerity has been accepted. It presents the Service and Sazuke together as the way toward universal salvation. These are the institution’s religious interpretations of the scriptural promises.