Articles and exerpts from a variety of books, on the teachings of Tenrikyo
Various improvements are currently being made in the Main Sanctuary and other parts of the Sanctuary precincts for the convenience of visitors. Recently, as part of the measures to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, new wooden foot-operated disinfection stands were installed in the Main Sanctuary and other areas.…
The Anecdote (Summary) Komakichi Komatsu, who lived in Osaka, returned to Jiba for the first time in July 1882, led by Tokichi Izumita, his spiritual guide, in order to offer his gratitude. This was soon after his recovery from cholera and the beginning of his faith. When Komakichi was…
The Anecdote (Summary) In the spring of 1882, Koiso Yamada, who was expecting a baby, returned to Jiba. Oyasama told her: “This time, it is a test. When you come back to Jiba after childbirth, do not stop at Mamekoshi (where Koiso’s parents, the Yamanakas, lived) or at any…
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. It was on that…
The Anecdote (Summary) One day in March 1882, Unosuke Tosa abruptly left his home in Muya without telling his wife, carrying only the shrine of God the Parent on his back. He made this move after a long struggle with his parents-in-law, who strongly opposed his single-hearted devotion to…
The Anecdote (Summary) When Tamezo Yamazawa began to serve Oyasama in about 1881, She instructed him in the following manner: God says, “Showing innen [causality] to parents, God waits for children to appear.” Do you understand? Therefore, virtue is more deeply planted in the second generation than in…