Tenrikyo Church Headquarters has recently announced the 140th Anniversary logo. The logo features Tenrikyo’s emblem—the “plum blossom in circle” crest—as well as a wing with feathers. This is meant to represent our resolve to serve as Oyasama’s right-hand men and women as we walk the path of “three years, one…
The Autumn Grand Service for the 185th year of the Teaching was performed in the Main Sanctuary on October 26 with Successor-Designate Daisuke Nakayama serving as chief officiant on behalf of the Shinbashira. The Grand Service commemorates the Teaching’s day of origin in 1838, when God the Parent became openly…
On October 22, Tenrikyo Church Headquarters held its annual rice-harvesting ceremony at Somanouchi Farm of Tenri High School’s Agriculture Department. This traditional event was originally begun in 1937 by the second Shinbashira, who sought to experience farming first-hand to savor the teachings explained through agricultural metaphors in the Scriptures. This…