Besides Nakayama Shinnosuke's writings, a number of other writings containing biographical information were produced by various individuals. When the Tenrikyo followers made a written request in December 1886 to establish a church, four early Tenrikyo leaders – Kōda Chūsaburō, Shimizu Yonosuke, Moroi Kunisaburō, and Masuno Shōbei – submitted Saisho no yurai (最初之由来) along with the request. Kaitei Tenrikyo jiten, 279. In 1891, Hashimoto Kiyoshi wrote Tenrikyōkai yurai ryakki (天理教会由来略記), which was written to be submitted to groups outside the church. Kaitei Tenrikyo jiten, 280. During the church's efforts to obtain sectarian independence at the turn of the century, Tenrikyo Church Headquarters commissioned biographies from non-Tenrikyo writers, Udagawa Bunkai in 1900 and Nakanishi Ushirō in 1902; however neither of their writings were published. Kaitei Tenrikyo jiten, 280. Around this time Tenrikyo followers such as Okutani Bunchi and Masuno Michioki independently wrote biographies as well. Kaitei Tenrikyo jiten, 280. In 1925, the Department of Doctrine and Historical Materials was founded. The department gathered historical materials and produced "The Life of Oyasama; with Revised Historical Data" (御教祖伝史実校訂本) around 1936.The Theological Persepctives of Tenrikyo: In Commemoration of the Centennial Anniversary of Oyasama. p.9.Oyasato Institute for the Study of Religion (1997). Kōhon Tenrikyō kyōso den [The Life of Oyasama, Foundress of Tenrikyo]. In Kaitei Tenrikyo jiten. (pp. 323). Tenri, Japan: Tenrikyō Dōyūsha. This was later published in volumes 29, 30, 32, 37, and 47 of the journal Fukugen (復元). Kaitei Tenrikyo jiten, p. 323. Compilation In 1952, a group of scholars of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters known as the "Kōki Committee" began to prepare a number of drafts of Oyasama's biography. Oyasato Institute for the Study of Religion (1997). Kōhon Tenrikyō kyōso den The Life of Oyasama, Foundress of Tenrikyo%DIFDELCMD < ]%%% . In Kaitei Tenrikyō jiten. (pp. 323). Tenri, Japan: Tenrikyō Dōyūsha. In so doing, they decided to use the research of Nakayama Shinnosuke as the primary historical reference. The first draft was put together by an early Tenrikyo theologian, Ueda Yoshinaru, in the same year. Oyasato Institute for the Study of Religion (1997). Kyōsoden hensan shi Compilation history of the Foundress' biography%DIFDELCMD < ]%%% . In Kaitei Tenrikyō jiten. (pp. 279-280). Tenri, Japan: Tenrikyō Dōyūsha. All drafts from the first draft to the seventeenth draft (released 26 August 1955) were referred to as Tenrikyō kyōso den sōan (天理教教祖伝草案). The eighteenth draft was prepared on 18 October 1955. From this draft to the twenty-second draft (17 March 1956) are referred to as Tenrikyō kyōso den kōan (天理教教祖伝稿案). Kaitei Tenrikyō jiten, 323. After the release of the twenty-first draft in February 1956, the "16th Doctrinal Seminar" was held to discuss aspects of the draft that still needed improvement. Kaitei Tenrikyō jiten, 323. Upon revision of the twenty-second draft, The Life of Oyasama, Foundress of Tenrikyo was published on October 26, 1956. Kaitei Tenrikyo jiten, 280. Since its first publication, The Life of Oyasama has gone through two revisions. The first revision, published on 26 December 1981, made several historical corrections and additions. The second revision, published on 26 January 1986, changed certain expressions deemed unsuitable. Kaitei Tenrikyō jiten, 323.
Besides Nakayama Shinnosuke's writings, a number of other writings containing biographical information were produced by various individuals. When the Tenrikyo followers made a written request in December 1886 to establish a church, four early Tenrikyo leaders – Kōda Chūsaburō, Shimizu Yonosuke, Moroi Kunisaburō, and Masuno Shōbei – submitted Saisho no yurai (最初之由来) along with the request. In 1891, Hashimoto Kiyoshi wrote Tenrikyōkai yurai ryakki (天理教会由来略記), which was written to be submitted to groups outside the church. During the church's efforts to obtain sectarian independence at the turn of the century, Tenrikyo Church Headquarters commissioned biographies from non-Tenrikyo writers, Udagawa Bunkai in 1900 and Nakanishi Ushirō in 1902; however neither of their writings were published. Around this time Tenrikyo followers such as Okutani Bunchi and Masuno Michioki independently wrote biographies as well. In 1925, the Department of Doctrine and Historical Materials was founded. The department gathered historical materials and produced "The Life of Oyasama; with Revised Historical Data" (御教祖伝史実校訂本) around 1936.The Theological Persepctives of Tenrikyo: In Commemoration of the Centennial Anniversary of Oyasama. p.9.Oyasato Institute for the Study of Religion (1997). Kōhon Tenrikyō kyōso den [The Life of Oyasama, Foundress of Tenrikyo]. In Kaitei Tenrikyo jiten. (pp. 323). Tenri, Japan: Tenrikyō Dōyūsha. This was later published in volumes 29, 30, 32, 37, and 47 of the journal Fukugen (復元). Compilation In 1952, a group of scholars of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters known as the "Kōki Committee" began to prepare a number of drafts of Oyasama's biography. %DIFDELCMD < ]%%% In so doing, they decided to use the research of Nakayama Shinnosuke as the primary historical reference. The first draft was put together by an early Tenrikyo theologian, Ueda Yoshinaru, in the same year. %DIFDELCMD < ]%%% All drafts from the first draft to the seventeenth draft (released 26 August 1955) were referred to as Tenrikyō kyōso den sōan (天理教教祖伝草案). The eighteenth draft was prepared on 18 October 1955. From this draft to the twenty-second draft (17 March 1956) are referred to as Tenrikyō kyōso den kōan (天理教教祖伝稿案). After the release of the twenty-first draft in February 1956, the "16th Doctrinal Seminar" was held to discuss aspects of the draft that still needed improvement. Upon revision of the twenty-second draft, The Life of Oyasama, Foundress of Tenrikyo was published on October 26, 1956. Since its first publication, The Life of Oyasama has gone through two revisions. The first revision, published on 26 December 1981, made several historical corrections and additions. The second revision, published on 26 January 1986, changed certain expressions deemed unsuitable. 
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