Editing Makuya (section)

==Origin==
Teshima was influenced by the writings of [[Uchimura Kanzō]], studying under his disciple [[Tsukamoto Toraji]] and joining the [[Non-church movement]]. Other religious figures who greatly impacted Teshima's beliefs and religiosity include [[Toyohiko Kagawa]], [[Sadhu Sundar Singh]], and [[Martin Buber]].

In 1947, Teshima was accused of obstructing a municipal plan to destroy a local school in [[Kumamoto]], [[Kumamoto Prefecture]], and a warrant was issued for his arrest. Teshima fled to [[Mount Aso]] in central [[Kyushu]] where he stayed in an inn for several weeks, where he claims to have had a face-to-face encounter with God. Teshima returned home and discovered the warrant had been retracted. His experience at Mt. Aso compelled him to begin a life of ministry. He set up a Bible study group which quickly grew into a movement known as ''Genshi Fukuin Undo'' (lit., Original Gospel Movement), and then later Makuya. Its sympathizers included such religious thinkers and scholars as Otto A. Piper, [[Martin Buber]], [[Abraham Joshua Heschel]], [[Zalman Shazar]], [[Hugo Bergmann]], [[Zvi Yehuda Kook]], [[André Chouraqui]], and [[Yisrael Meir Lau]].