Articles and exerpts from a variety of books, on the teachings of Tenrikyo
Happy New Year, everyone. I would like to express my sincere appreciation to you for working on various tasks of the path last year. The final year of the “three years, one thousand days” has just begun. A little over two years ago, in the autumn of 2022 (Tenrikyo 185),…
On January 26, the Spring Grand Service was conducted at Tenrikyo Church Headquarters with Successor-Designate Daisuke Nakayama serving as chief officiant on behalf of the Shinbashira. The Grand Service commemorates the day when Oyasama withdrew from physical life—namely, the lunar calendar date of January 26, 1887. In the Service prayer,…
Church Headquarters held its traditional New Year’s event called the “Sechi Festival” at the Home of the Parent from January 5 to 7. The festival, which has continued from the days when Oyasama was physically present, attracted 45,689 people—including church groups and families—to the Home of the Parent over the…
On January 1, the New Year’s Day Service for the 188th year of the Teaching was solemnly performed in the Main Sanctuary with Successor-Designate Daisuke Nakayama presiding as chief officiant. On New Year’s Eve, it was windy due to a winter atmospheric pressure pattern. In the early hours of New…
On September 29, Tenrikyo Mission Headquarters of Hawaii, located in Honolulu, celebrated the 70th anniversary of its establishment in the presence of Rev. Daisuke Nakayama—who attended on behalf of the Shinbashira—and Mrs. Harue Nakayama, the Shinbashira’s wife. For the anniversary service, some 390 followers assembled not only from such Hawaiian…
Shuyoka, the Spiritual Development Course, marked an important milestone in October as it welcomed students into its 1,000th session. Shuyoka provides a three-month opportunity for people of all ages and backgrounds with different social positions to learn how to live the Joyous Life right by God the Parent’s side, by…