Talk:Nakayama Miki

Meaning of Tenri
Which source states that "Tenri" is "Divine King of Heavenly [Ten] Reason [Ri]"? Also check tengri for the name of god found in many Asian languages.

A quote from the Tenri-O-no-Mikoto article; Tenri-O-no-Mikoto is a 'name-label' in much the same way as is used for company names, or a brand names for products. Any attempt at a direct translation might mislead the translator. Sometimes this has been translated as "Lord of Divine Wisdom", in order to clarify the concept to westerners, though it tends to remain untranslated in English texts. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Special:Contributions/ (talk)

Citations Needed
For the following: "Some interpretations of her life and teaching suggest that, rather than having any divine inspiration, she took inspiration from an amalgam of Buddhism, Shinto and Japanese shamanism to create a religion that could satisfy the emotional needs of a 40-year-old Japanese woman in a troubled marriage. Hence she stated that God had the ungendered name "God the Parent", pronounced gender equality, and celebrated childbirth. It has been pointed out her lifestyle was like that of the Buddhist nun she had once wanted to become. Tenrikyo, however, insists that her teachings were totally original and her thinking uniquely inspired." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.71.227.222 (talk) 19:25, 19 May 2008 (UTC)


 * I was relatively new to Wikipedia when I started this so feel free to take that part out if you want.--T. Anthony (talk) 04:33, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

"was forced into a difficult marriage to Nakayama Zembei which she bore with what followers of Tenrikyo regard as admirable patience and virtue." I've never heard that Miki was "forced" into a "difficult" marriage. I'd like to see citation on this. --Lewdev (talk) 01:37, 7 March 2012 (UTC)

Weasel words
"Some interpretations of her life and teaching suggest that" "Hence she stated that God had the ungendered name" "Tenrikyo, however, insists that" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.71.227.222 (talk) 19:35, 19 May 2008 (UTC)


 * More: "Tenrikyo is, arguably, the largest current religion to have a woman founder." sounds like an indiscriminate boast, since Tenrikyo is not quite large. It's not important, there are "prophetesses" and similar charismatic females who founded this and that christian sect, who are considerably larger than Tenrikyo. What might be important, for the characteristic of the religion itself, is that the foundress was female. Rursus dixit. ( m bork3 !) 14:49, 8 April 2012 (UTC)