A person told Konko Sama, "I am distressed by the frogs that come into my rice nursery to lay their eggs." Konko Sama imparted, "Other people try to … - Konkō Daijin

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A person told Konko Sama, "I am distressed by the frogs that come into my rice nursery to lay their eggs."
Konko Sama imparted, "Other people try to keep frogs out, but I don't. Let the frogs hop around the pathways of your paddy. If you keep them out of your paddy, they will enter other people's paddies."

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About Konkō Daijin

Konkō Daijin (金光大神; also known as Kawate Bunjirō 川手文治郎, 1814–1883) was a Japanese religious leader who founded the Konkōkyō (金光教) religion in 1859. Konkōkyō, which was officially classified as a Shinto Sect in 1885, is currently headquartered in Konko Town, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.

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Alternative Names: Bunjirō Kawate • Kawate Bunjirō • Konko Daijin • Kandori Genshichi • Akazawa Bunji • Ikigami Konkō Daijin • Ikigami Konko Daijin • Ikigami
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今般、天地乃神より生神金光大神差し向け、願う氏子におかげを授け、理解申して聞かせ、末々まで繁盛いたすこと、氏子ありての神、神ありての氏子、上下立つようにいたし候。
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279. 「苗代にひきがえるが入って卵を産んで困ります」と願う者に対して、金光様は、「よそでは封じると言うが、うちでは封じない。かえるに、あぜで遊んでもらうようにすればよい。うちの田に入らないようにすれば、よその田に入るから」と教えられた。
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