On April 17, Tenrikyo Boys and Girls Association held a ceremony to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Sansai-no-Sato—Tenrikyoʼs youth outdoor activity center—with the Shinbashira attending as a guest of honor. Established in 1971 as a training site for successors of the path under the theme “Mutual Help and Creation,” the…
On March 20, worldwide news coverage of the earthquake and tsunami disaster in northeastern Japan highlighted the rescue of an 80-year-old woman and her teenage grandson, who had miraculously survived nine days while trapped under the wreckage of their collapsed home in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture. The woman, Mrs. Sumi…
Tenrikyo Disaster Relief Hinokishin Corps embarks on full-scale recovery efforts in Miyagi Prefecture On April 2, the base of operations for Tenrikyo Disaster Relief Hinokishin Corps’s relief activities in Miyagi Prefecture was relocated from the Miyagi Diocese Office in Sendai City to the coastal city of Higashimatsushima, which was devastated…
In commemoration of the 213th birthday of the everliving Oyasama, the Oyasama Birth Celebration Service was conducted on April 18 in the Main Sanctuary and Foundress’ Sanctuary of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters with the Shinbashira presiding….
“Even the things that are considered to be straight by all the people of the world are warped when they are placed against the measure of heaven.” Anecdotes of Oyasama, no. 31, “The Measure of Heaven” Someone looks out of a triangular window and declares, “The world is triangular.” Hearing…
The International Network for Mutual Help, based in the Overseas Department, hosted its 15th annual charity bazaar on April 10, drawing more than 900 people. The network uses the proceeds from the bazaar for emergency-relief work for natural disasters that take place around the world. In response to the March…