Carrying a dead child on his back for more than half a day, he visited Dr. Ishida.
Shima, the second daughter born to Iwa Ikeuchi and Iwakichi, fell ill at the age of 3. Without assistance, her pulse and breathing stopped, and doctors diagnosed her as dead.
It was 5:00 a.m. on April 9, 1882. Relatives were making arrangements for her burial. (Honorifics omitted in the text.)
Ikeuchi’s parents, who had always had deep faith in Oyasama and adored Sakichi Ishida (the first director, who was known as Ishida’s one blow and had saved many lives), received “OKAGE” (miracle) from Dr. Ishida,
In order to save the life of their dead child, the mother, Iwa, left home with her husband, Iwakichi, to visit Dr. Ishida with the cold child on her back.
Carrying the dead child on their backs, they walked on foot along mountain roads from Sakamoto Village to Ishii Village on the Misaka Pass in search of Dr. Ishida in the inconvenient Meiji Era
and finally found the doctor they sought at the home of a man named Asayama in Matsuyama City.
It was already night when I was able to meet Dr. Ishida. Imagine, dear readers, that the time of the child’s death was written at 5:00 a.m.
It says that the child died at 5:00 a.m., so it was night when he was able to meet Dr. Sakichi Ishida after carrying the dead child on his back for more than 40 kilograms. More than 12 hours had already passed since the child’s death.
Is it conceivable that the dead child could come back to life? Even in this day and age of advanced modern medicine, it is inconceivable.
If it is immediately after death, artificial respiration may bring it back to life, but if more than half a day has passed, it is impossible.
Modern medicine diagnoses that the brain tissue loses function over time after death and that resuscitation after a few hours is irreversible, but how do you explain such a case scientifically?
However, a miracle happened to my parents who believed in Dr. Ishida single-mindedly.
Here, we have to admit that there is indeed a world beyond the common sense and the three-dimensional world.
Miraculous case of a dead child being resuscitated
When Iwakichi, a believer, asked at the door, “Is Ishida Sensei around?” at the entrance.
Dr. Ishida replied, “Oh, it’s Mr. Iwakichi, isn’t it? Isn’t that Mr. Iwakichi, what can I do for you this midnight?”
I’ve come to visit you because my three-year-old child is ill and no longer breathes! I have come to visit the doctor!
In response, Dr. Ishida said, “I’m surprised you carried him all the way here on your back! Come on, get up!”
He began his visit early in the morning, and we were finally able to meet him.
The teacher performed a purification ceremony, placed his hands on his stomach, and performed Otoritsugi (a word unique to the Kurozumi-kyo sect).
As he did this, her abdomen became warm and She let out the words, “Milky, baby, baby! The dead infant was resuscitated.
Amazingly, the infant, who had been dead for more than half a day, began to breathe and came back to life! This is a truly wonderful experience that would have been impossible.
In Kurojumi-kyo, such miracles were often performed by Oyasama . We can see many such cases in anecdotes. Even if it cannot be proven scientifically, there are many spiritual experiences.
Parents who had been walking with their dead children on their backs now became warm and were able to return home with their revived children in their arms.
The revived Shima later became the bride of Kikuzawa Enzaburo, and her mother, Iwa, gave her a sacred title as she carried him in her arms.
She gave it her, saying, “Your wedding present is lousy, but this is a precious tool and you should treat it with care and pride! She gave it her.
Kikuzawa Enzaburo is described as an elder of the former Myojin Church. Her mother, Iwa Ikeuchi, who lived to be 97 years old, was a pious believer who worked as a missionary in the Gunaka area.
This book was published in a small number for believers about half a century ago. When I called the church the other day, I was told that there are no copies of this book left.
In Kurozumi-kyo, it is commonplace to hear such stories passed down from place to place, and they are expressed with the word ” OKAGE (thanks).”
It is an irreverent idea to say, “Miracles happen when you want them to happen,” but the idea is that the universe is full of living things, and we should seize them! It means, “Seize it! It is possible only with a sincere heart.
It is interesting to note that those who later became great propagators of the teachings were all those who at first viewed the teachings as evil or bogus.
They thought that the teachings were false because of their academic knowledge, and they were reluctant to listen to the precious teachings because they assumed that “there is no mystery in the true law.
Even the third director, Sasao Ishida, was as indifferent as an ordinary person in his early days.
I have no doubt that a similar reaction would occur even today. That is how high the hurdle is to be initiated into Amaterasu.
It is only when “thanks” actually fall on our bodies that we can feel the miracle or have faith in it.
Unless you have a miraculous experience that shakes you to the core, you will not be able to understand how grateful you are in reality.