In commemoration of the everliving Oyasama’s 219th birthday, the Oyasama Birth Celebration Service was conducted on April 18 in the Main Sanctuary and Foundress’ Sanctuary at Tenrikyo Church Headquarters with the Shinbashira presiding as chief officiant. Approximately 60,000 followers returned from across Japan and overseas for the occasion. Among them…
With cherry trees in full bloom, entrance ceremonies of Tenrikyo schools were recently conducted in the Home of the Parent, where a total of 2,150 new students embarked on their new school life. Tenri University welcomed 804 new students on April 1; Tenri Healthcare University 109 on April 3; Tenri…
Once a little boy of five or six who had dislocated his right wrist was brought to the Residence by his grandmother, and Oyasama said to him: “Welcome home, dear.” Anecdotes of Oyasama, no. 103 Childhood is a time when the values of social responsibility and caring for others are…
On March 27, the eighth forum on Tenrikyo’s overseas mission, cosponsored by Tenri University’s Oyasato Institute for the Study of Religion and Tenrikyo Overseas Department, was held at the university’s faculty building. This forum—which was first held in 2000—is designed to provide an opportunity to reflect upon the history of…
The March Monthly Service of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters was performed in the Main Sanctuary on the 26th with the Shinbashira presiding as chief officiant. The Shinbashira began the Service prayer by expressing gratitude for God the Parent’s constant blessings. He then said: “All of us church head ministers and other…
On March 28, this year’s Students’ Spring Pilgrimage to Jiba, cosponsored by the Students Association and the Students Advisory Committee, was held in the Home of the Parent under the slogan “Let us nurture ourselves to become Yoboku who will lead the next generation.” Honored by the presence of the…