On October 18, a ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the establishment of Tenrikyo Ichiretsukai Foundation was conducted in the presence of the Shinbashira. This foundation originated from the profound intention of the second Shinbashira, the purpose of its establishment being to free the parents who are engaged in missionary…
Some 17,000 members of Tenrikyo Young Men’s Association, who had come from both within Japan and overseas, assembled in the Inner Courtyard of Church Headquarters on October 27 for their 79th annual convention and renewed their commitment to fulfilling their role as “pioneers of the path.” The convention, held under…
Allow me to begin by expressing my sincere appreciation to you for coming in such large numbers to attend today’s Autumn Grand Service of the 166th year of the Teaching. As we have just finished performing the Service, I wish to take this opportunity to share some of my thoughts…
The Autumn Grand Service was joyously performed in the Main Sanctuary of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters on October 26 with the Shinbashira presiding. This annual event commemorates the founding of the Teaching on October 26, 1838, when God the Parent received Oyasama as the Shrine of God and set out to…
From September 7 to 9, the “International Meeting of Prayer for Peace” was held at the Aachen, located in the west of Germany, under the auspices of the Community of St. Egidio, and about 700 people representing over 20 religious groups and many international organizations participated. As for Tenrikyo, Honbu-in…
Tenrikyo is already three-fourths into the first year of the “three years, one thousand days” season leading up to the 120th Anniversary of Oyasama, which will be observed in 2006. Next year will be the middle year, in which all followers are to redouble their efforts to cultivate the “mind…