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This Year’s English Class of Shuyoka
The 26th English class of Shuyoka (the three-month Spiritual Development Course) began in the Home of the Parent on April 1. This year, there are 13 participants: four from the U.S.A., three from Nepal, two from the Philippines, two from Kenya, one from Thailand, and one from Malaysia. Shuyoka offers…
Students’ Spring Pilgrimage to Jiba
On March 28, a total of 4,522 high school and college students gathered in the Home of the Parent to participate in the Students’ Spring Pilgrimage to Jiba, sponsored by Tenrikyo Students Association with the support of Student Advisory Committee. The convention started at nine o’clock in the Inner Courtyard.…
March Monthly Service Performed
On March 26, Tenrikyo Church Headquarters conducted the March Monthly Service, comprising the Kagura and the Dance with Hand Movements, in the Main Sanctuary, with many followers joining together in joyously singing the songs for the Service. That morning, it was 8°C and occasionally rainy in the Home of the…
New Publication to Commemorate Oyasama’s Birthday
A publication entitled Reference Materials for “The Life of Oyasama” was published by Tenrikyo Overseas Department on April 18 in commemoration of Oyasama’s birthday. This 134-page book, compiled by the Translation Section, is designed to be utilized as a companion volume to The Life of Oyasama, Foundress ofTenrikyo—Manuscript Edition. This…
Oyasama’s 202nd Birthday Celebrated
Oyasama’s Birth Celebration Service was conducted at Tenrikyo Church Headquarters on April 18 to commemorate the 202nd birthday of the everliving Oyasama, our beloved Parent, who eternally guides us toward the Joyous Life for all humankind. Great numbers of followers returned to the Home of the Parent to celebrate this…
From Shiawase o yobu kokoro by Eiji Ozaki: A Thing Lent, A Thing Borrowed (4)
Eating Is Also Tsukihi (Moon-Sun) What follows appeared in the Michi no tomo magazine (March 1934). * * * In the summer of 1884, the people of Kyoto were terror-stricken by a cholera epidemic. Bringing one such Kyoto citizen with him, Fukaya, a fellowship head, departed for the Home of…