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Since Tenchi Kane No Kami is the parent kami of this world, all people who live between Heaven and Earth are the children of Tenchi Kane No Kami regardless of whether they practice this Faith or not.

— Konko Daijin

39. 天地金乃神はこの世の親神であるから、天地金乃神に信心しているといっても、していないといっても、天地の間に生きているからには、天地金乃神の子に変わりはない。

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(III Jinkyukyogoroku 32)

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