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Ecology Symposium Focuses on Developing Countries
On July 18, the Tenri Citizens Network for Ecology, led by Professor Takanori Sato, a researcher at Tenri University’s Oyasato Institute for the Study of Religion, hosted the Symposium on Ecology in Developing Countries at the Tenri Cultural Center under the auspices of Tenri City and Tenri University. The network…
Seventh International Hinokishin Corps Held
The seventh International Hinokishin Corps was held between July 18 and 24. 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 an opportunity to sow seeds of sincerity at Jiba through hinokishin as…
2009 Oyasato Seminar Conducted in Five Languages
The opening ceremony for the 2009 Oyasato Seminar―a summer program geared toward transmitting the faith to mainly high-school-age participants who are to shoulder the tasks of the overseas mission―was held in the ninth-floor assembly hall of Moya 38 on July 10. At the ceremony, Overseas Department Head Yoichiro Miyamori gave…
A Fresh Start: Mission Headquarters in South Korea Celebrates a Century
Tenrikyo Mission Headquarters in South Korea conducted its 100th anniversary service on June 30 and was honored by the presence of the Shinbashira and his wife, Mrs. Harue Nakayama. Tenrikyo Mission Administration Office in Korea, the predecessor to the mission headquarters, was established in 1909 in Busan to oversee the…
June Monthly Service Performed
The June Monthly Service of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters was conducted in the Main Sanctuary on the morning of the 26th with the Shinbashira presiding as chief officiant. The weather had been hot since the onset of the rainy season, indicating that midsummer was not far off, and the day of…
Tenrikyo Participates in Pre-G8 Interfaith Meeting
Europe and Africa Section Chief Yoshihiko Shirokihara represented Tenrikyo at an interfaith meeting in Italy on June 16 and 17. The “Fourth Summit of Religious Leaders on the occasion of the G8,” as the event was officially called, was held ahead of the July 8―10 Group of Eight summit in…