The annual Children’s Pilgrimage to Jiba was held between July 26 and August 4 in the Home of the Parent. This year’s theme was the same as last year: “Gratitude! In joy we are united, to the Home of the Parent!” For this summer festival, which features a nightly parade…
From July 18 to 24, Tenrikyo Young Men’s Association organized its 10th International Hinokishin Corps, which is intended for association members of overseas chapters. Organized every three years, the corps—which serves as a special corps of the Oyasato Construction Young Men’s Association Hinokishin Corps—is designed to provide overseas members with…
We are taught that God the Parent created human beings and the world with the intention of seeing us live the Joyous Life and sharing in that joy. We are therefore all supposed to be able to live happily; however, we all face obstacles in our lives. In the Tenrikyo…
The June Monthly Service of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters was performed on the 26th in the Main Sanctuary. Serving as chief officiant on behalf of the Shinbashira, who is recuperating, Successor-Designate Daisuke Nakayama said in the Service prayer: “All of us Service performers as well as church head ministers and other…
The May Monthly Service of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters was performed on the 26th in the Main Sanctuary. Serving as chief officiant on behalf of the Shinbashira, who is recuperating, Successor-Designate Daisuke Nakayama said in the Service prayer: “We will endeavor to cultivate the mind of saving others so as to…
The Anecdote Around two o’clock in the afternoon of November 9, 1876, Kajiro Ueda was leaving for the Tenjin Festival at Kayo. Suddenly his daughter Naraito, who was weaving, began to cry, “Iwagami-san of Furu with his great mass of hair is descending on me. I’m frightened.” Later, she…