Ōnishi Tama
Ōnishi Tama | |
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大西玉 | |
Ōnishi Tama in May 1926 (Taishō 15), at the age of 9 | |
| Title | Miroku-sama (みろく様) |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Ōnishi Tama 19 November 1916 |
| Died | September 1, 1969 (aged 52) |
| Cause of death | Myocardial infarction |
| Resting place | Miroku Memorial Hall (みろく記念館), Kamiyama, Okayama 34°35′40″N 134°04′47.5″E / 34.59444°N 134.079861°E |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Children | Takeda Sōshin (武田 宗真) |
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| Known for | Founding the Honbushin religion |
| Other names | Ōnishi Tamahime (大西 玉姫) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Honmichi; subsequently Honbushin |
| Profession | Religious leader |
| Senior posting | |
| Reincarnation | Nakayama Miki |
Ōnishi Tama (大西 玉, November 19, 1916 – September 1, 1969) was a Japanese religious leader known as the founder of Honbushin, a Tenrikyo-based Shinshūkyō (Japanese new religion). She was the daughter of Ōnishi Aijirō, who had founded the Honmichi religion in 1913. Honbushin followers believe that she is the reincarnation (再生, saisei) of Tenrikyo founder Nakayama Miki (1798–1887), a claim that Ōnishi Tama and her father Ōnishi Aijirō had maintained since her birth.
In the Honbushin religion, she is known as Miroku (みろく) or Miroku-sama (みろく様), and also as Tamahime-sama (玉姫様).