The Poem Festival (Filmed at Meikoden Hall,
Kameoka Sanctuary on Oct. 31, 1935)
A ceremony to unveil a poem monument (Filmed at a church
in Kumamoto, kyushu on Sep. 8, 1933)
(Note: Onisaburo erected monuments inscribed with his 31-syllable poems
or teachings in 48 places across Japan.)
Onisaburo's mother Yone (Filmed at Onisaburo's home,
currently known as the Zuisenkyo sanctuary in Anao, Kameoka-shi, Kyoto)
(Excerpts from the Kototamaroku by
courtesy of Miidu Co.,Ltd.)
Onisaburo speaking at the 1st General Assembly of the Showa Seinenkai (1931)
Onisaburo recording a tape
Commemorating the 20th anniversary of his initiatory experience on Mt.Takakuma, Onisaburo recorded norito prayers, as well as the introductory poems outlining Volume 12 of the Reikai Monogatari at the Shounkaku Hall on Mar. 7 (lunar Feb. 9), 1922. He reminisces about this recording in his poems in Chapter 8 of the same volume.
Onisaburo dubbed his kototama on phonograph records
himself in 1922 and
1931. They were dynamited during the second government
persecution of
Omoto in 1935, but some bits and pieces survived the
disaster.
Onisaburo hails the Shicifukujin (seven lucky deities) as representing all the virtues of the Kami. (These seven deities appear in Chapter 26, Volume 65 of the Reikai Monogatari.)
The photos below were taken at the Chisho Hall within the Tenonkyo on Sep. 28, 1933.
