I wish to express my deep appreciation for the trouble you have taken in returning to Jiba to attend today’s Autumn Grand Service. May I also thank all of you most sincerely for the efforts you are devoting in your daily lives to the work of the path. Having duly…
On October 27, the day after the Autumn Grand Service, the 84th Tenrikyo Young Men’s Association Convention was held in commemoration of the association’s 90th anniversary. Some 15,000 participants including association members filled the Inner Courtyard of Church Headquarters. The Young Men’s Association has been conducting the “Gatherings for Tenri…
A ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of Tenrikyo Ichiretsukai Foundation was held on October 18 in the presence of the Shinbashira, his wife, Mrs. Harue Nakayama, and the former Shinbashira in Tenri University Gymnasium #1. Eighty years ago on this date in 1928, the second Shinbashira, Shozen Nakayama, was married…
On September 21, a ceremony commemorating the 100th anniversary of Tenri High School and Tenri Junior High School was conducted at Tenri University’s Gymnasium #1 in the presence of the Shinbashira and his wife, as well as the former Shinbashira. Addressing some 3,000 people including faculty members, alumni, and students’…
This year’s Tenrikyo Nioigake Day was observed between September 28 and 30 under the slogan “Let all Yoboku make a concerted effort to sprinkle the path’s fragrance to the world.” Falling on the last three days of September–the month that had been designated by Tenrikyo Mission Department as the month…
In September 2008, the Joyous Life Lecture was conducted at four locations in Europe–Paris on the 21st, Cologne on the 24th, Leeds on the 27th, and London on the 28th–drawing a total of 244 people. The lectures are mainly designed to introduce and explain the teachings to beginners and non-followers.…