To perform the religious rites, a Tenrikyo follower must first clap his hands four times and then chant the words "Sweep away evil and save mankind, Tenri-O-no-Mikoto" 21 times.
天理教的基本參拜儀式，是擊掌四下後低頭默念。早晚祭拜的時候，嘴裡唱著：「掃淨邪惡，拯救世人，天理歐諾彌格多。」反覆二十一遍，以撥開手中的絲繐來計算。