Tenrikyo Church Headquarters conducted its August Monthly Service on the 26th in the Main Sanctuary with the Shinbashira presiding. On the day of the Service, there was a cool wind sweeping through the Sanctuary precincts and red dragonflies hovering in the sky, both of which heralded the approach of autumn.…
The 52nd Meeting for Teachers Who Nurture the Mind, hosted by Tenrikyo Teachers Association in collaboration with Tenri University Corporation, Tenri City, and the Tenri City Board of Education, was held in the Home of the Parent on August 7 and 8 under the theme “Connections.” Drawing 450 teachers, former…
Tenrikyo Mission Headquarters in Taiwan, located in Taipei and led by Bishop Yoshiaki Mihama, mobilized its Disaster Relief Hinokishin Corps―the only one of the kind organized overseas―in response to deadly Typhoon Morakot, which caused devastating floods and mudslides especially in southern Taiwan. A total of 92 members worked on August…
On August 13, Tenri University hosted an international academic conference entitled “Japanese Religions in the Americas,” drawing about 30 scholars engaged in the study of Asian religions from nine countries and regions. This conference was part of a larger international symposium, which, entitled “Management and Marketing of Globalizing Asian Religions,”…
The Students Association of Taiwan organized its annual Students’ Pilgrimage from August 16 to 27 with the participation of 26 students. While the participants were in the Home of the Parent, they took part in various activities including doing corridor-cleaning hinokishin; crossing the Jusan Pass on foot to follow in…
High school students from all parts of Japan gathered at the Home of the Parent to attend the annual High School Division of the Students Training Course from August 9 through 15. Although the curriculum had to be changed and rearranged to some extent mainly because some of the participants…