 Cover of The Life of Oyasama | |
| Author | Tenrikyo Church Headquarters |
|---|---|
| Original title | Kōhon Tenrikyō Oyasama den (稿本天理教教祖伝) |
| Translator | Tenrikyo Overseas Department |
| Language | Japanese, English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Bengali, Hindi, Nepali, Indonesian, Thai, Chinese, Korean |
| Genre | Biography |
| Publisher | Tenrikyo Doyusha |
Publication date | 1956 |
| Publication place | Tenri, Nara, Japan |
Published in English | 1967 |
The Life of Oyasama, Foundress of Tenrikyo (稿本天理教教祖伝, Kōhon Tenrikyō Oyasama den / Kōhon Tenrikyō Kyōso den), or The Life of Oyasama (教祖伝, Oyasama den / Kyōso den), is the official biography of Nakayama Miki published and authorized by Tenrikyo Church Headquarters. The Life of Oyasama is one of the supplemental texts (準原典, jun-genten) to the Tenrikyo scriptures, along with The Doctrine of Tenrikyo and Anecdotes of Oyasama.
While the kanji 教祖 typically has the reading kyōso, in Tenrikyo it often read as Oyasama. Hence, 教祖伝 is typically read as Oyasama-den rather than as Kyōso-den.