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Tenrikyo Women’s Association: Commemorative Events Held With Big Turnout
Young Women’s Gathering On April 18, the Young Women’s Gathering was held at Tenri University Gymnasium 1 and Tenri High School Multipurpose Gymnasium. With the Shinbashira and the former Shinbashira attending as guests of honor, the gathering drew more than 10,000 young women from all parts of Japan and from…
April Monthly Service Joyously Performed
The April Monthly Service at Tenrikyo Church Headquarters was conducted at the Main Sanctuary on the 26th with the Shinbashira presiding. The Headquarters precincts were illuminated by the gentle sunlight shining from the clear spring sky. At 9:00 a.m., the Shinbashira and the other Service performers left the Staff Quarters…
Tenrikyo Hinokishin Day Observed
This year’s Tenrikyo Hinokishin Day was observed at 1,500 locations throughout Japan on April 29, which is a national holiday called “Greenery Day,” as well as at scores of locations in overseas countries, mostly on weekends in April and May. While hinokishin refers to daily actions that express one’s gratitude…
Tenrikyo Women’s Association Commemorates Its 100th Anniversary With 120,000 Members
On April 19, the Women’s Association held its 92nd annual convention commemorating the 100th anniversary of its founding, with the Inner Courtyard of Church Headquarters serving as the main venue. The convention drew some 120,000 members, which is the highest-ever number of participants attending the association’s convention. The convention came…
Tenri University’s Oyasato Institute for the Study of Religion: International Conference on Life and Death
On the afternoon of March 26, Tenri University’s Oyasato Institute for the Study of Religion hosted the Tenri International Conference 2010 under the theme “Life, Death, and Dying in Intercultural Perspective.” Invited to the conference were three scholars from Slovenia as well as Prof. Susumu Shimazono, who is professor at…
Large Numbers of People Gather to Celebrate Oyasama’s 212th Birthday
Tenrikyo marked the 212th birthday of the everliving Oyasama, “our beloved Parent,” on April 18 at its headquarters in Tenri, Japan, by performing the Oyasama Birth Celebration Service and holding a music event called “Joyous Chorus,” which followed the Service. The occasion drew large numbers of followers—including many from overseas—to…