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The New Year’s Day Service of Church Headquarters, celebrating the 165th year of Tenrikyo, was conducted in the Main Sanctuary with the Shinbashira presiding. Shortly before five o’clock, elegant gagaku music resonated throughout the Home of the Parent, where large numbers of followers had gathered for the Service not only…
The annual Sechi Festival, which adds to the New Year’s celebration at the Home of the Parent, was held from January 5 to 7. This traditional event has been held since the days when Oyasama was physically present. This year, 100,202 people returned to Jiba to enjoy the occasion. The…
The last Monthly Service for the 164th year of Tenrikyo was conducted solemnly on December 26 with the Shinbashira presiding, as frigid weather enveloped those attending the Service at the Home of the Parent. In the prayer, the Shinbashira expressed his gratitude for the unchanging blessings of God the Parent.…
This phrase occurs in the Osashizu, The Divine Directions. It means that, for human beings, the mind alone is one’s own. With human beings: the body is a thing lent by God, a thing borrowed. The mind alone is the truth of oneself. Osashizu, June 1, 1889 The…
The New Tenri Sankokan Museum opened its doors to the general public on November 1. Housed in the newly completed South Right Wing 1 of the Oyasato-yakata building-complex, the collection is displayed in extremely attractive settings. The Audio Guide provides visitors with interpretive information concerning some 80 exhibits, and video…
On November 27 and 28, the 53rd Meeting for Newly Appointed Church Head Ministers was held in the Home of the Parent with a total of 704 participants, including 18 from four overseas countries. Attending this meeting were 448 new church head ministers—all of whom had been sanctioned between November…