Iburi Izo - Iburi Izo

Japanese: 飯降伊蔵 - いぶり・いぞう

Year of death: June 9, 1907
Year of birth: Tempo 4.12.28 (1834.2.6)
He was the longest serving follower and leader of Tenrikyo and was called "Honseki." He was born in Uda, Yamato Province (Uda District, Nara Prefecture) as the fourth son of Iiburi Bun'emon and Rei. He began training as a carpenter at the age of 14, and by the age of 22, he was working as a carpenter in Ichinomoto Village, Soegami District (Ichinomoto Town, Tenri City). In Bunkyu 1 (1861), at the age of 29, he married Kurosaki Sato. In Genji 1 (1864), when his wife fell ill after a miscarriage, he visited Nakayama Miki, the founder of Tenrikyo, who was known at the time as a living god. After his wife recovered from her illness, Izo was impressed by her spiritual power and converted to the religion by following her teachings. As a token of gratitude, Izo, who was a carpenter, built a "service place" as the first place of worship. He visited the founder frequently and became his most trusted follower. He was given the gift of a fan and a gohei, and was allowed to see the divine will from the movement of the fan and gohei (sacred offering). In 1875, he was also granted the right to convey the divine word to those who prayed. In 1882, he quit his job as a carpenter and moved with his entire family to live with the founder, where he assisted him and devoted himself to faith and evangelism. In 1897, one month after the death of the founder, the Parent God descended upon him and he became the "honseki" (head of the throne), the one who conveyed the Parent God's words, "Osashizu." The position of Honseki was based on the "Osashizu," which means that he was the same as the founder, and Izo established leadership, set out guidelines for the organization's management, and built the foundations of Tenrikyo by following the founder's teachings. <References> "Osashizu," Ueda Eizo, "Ningen Honseki-sama"

(Kunimitsu Kawamura)

Source: Asahi Japanese Historical Biography: Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. About Asahi Japanese Historical Biography

Japanese:

没年：明治40.6.9(1907)
生年：天保4.12.28(1834.2.6)
天理教の最古参信者・指導者で「本席」と呼ばれた。大和国宇陀(奈良県宇陀郡)に飯降文右衛門とれいの4男として生まれる。14歳から大工修業を始め,22歳のころには添上郡櫟本村(天理市櫟本町)で大工として働いた。文久1(1861)年,29歳のとき,黒崎さとと結婚。元治1(1864)年,妻が流産後に患い,当時,生き神として名の知れ渡っていた天理教の教祖・中山みきのもとを訪ねた。妻の病気平癒を契機にして,その霊威に心服し,教えにしたがって入信する。大工であった伊蔵は,お礼のために,最初の参拝所として「つとめ場所」を建てた。教祖のもとに頻繁に通い,最も信頼の篤い信者となり,「扇のさづけ」や「御幣のさづけ」を与えられ,扇や御幣(幣束)の動きから神意を伺うことを許された。明治8(1875)年には,祈願者に神の言葉を伝える「言上の伺い」も授けられる。同15年,大工をやめ,一家をあげて教祖のもとに移り住み,教祖を助け,信仰と布教に専念する。同20年,教祖の死の1カ月後,親神が降り,親神の言葉である「おさしづ」を伝える「本席」となる。本席は教祖と同じという「おさしづ」に基づくもので,伊蔵は主導権を確立して教団運営の指針を打ち出し,教祖の教えを守って,天理教の基礎を築いた。<参考文献>『おさしづ』,植田英蔵『人間本席様』

(川村邦光)

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