page_title: Jiba (Tenrikyo)
section_title: Kanrodai
hierarchical_section_title: Jiba (Tenrikyo) / Kanrodai
caption_attribution_description: English: Inner Sanctuary of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters, which contains the Kanrodai. Hand-drawn sketch.
context_page_description: In the Tenrikyo religion, the Jiba is the axis mundi where adherents believe that God created humankind. The spot is located in the center of the main sanctuary at Tenrikyo Church Headquarters, located in Tenri, Nara, Japan. It is marked by a wooden pillar called the Kanrodai.
context_section_description: The Kanrodai (かんろだい) is a hexagonal stand that marks the Jiba. Adherents believe that when the hearts of human beings have been adequately purified through the Service, a sweet dew would fall from the heavens onto a vessel placed on top of the stand.
caption: The Inner Sanctuary of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters, which contains the Kanrodai.
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