Today's Verse
People come to Me from whatever places. It is because they all are of the original causality. (IV:53-54)
Clothing Donated to Uganda
On December 21, two tons of clothing were donated to Uganda in a ceremony that took place in Hikiso Branch Church, located in Sakai City, Osaka. Frank Sabavuma, a Ugandan citizen and Yoboku of Fuchiwa Branch Church, and Eiji Yamazaki, member of an NGO called AAA (Asia And Africa), went…
Yoboku Opera Singer Performs in Senior Citizens Home
A professional opera singer, Masako Konishi, visited Yokufu-en, a senior citizens home in Suginami Ward, Tokyo. Ms. Konishi, who is a Yoboku belonging to Fukuma Branch Church and living in Tokyo, performed at the senior citizens home at the request of Yoichi Sakaguchi, head of Suginami District of Tokyo Diocese.…
New Year’s Day Service
The New Year’s Day Service ushering in the 162nd year of Tenrikyo was performed in the Main Sanctuary of Church Headquarters from 5:00 a.m. on January 1. It was still dark outside when the throngs of followers, including many families, assembled for the Service. The Service commenced with the Shinbashira’s…
The Shinbashira Delivers New Year’s Address
Following Church Headquarters’ evening service on January 4, about 700 Church Headquarters’ officials, head ministers of directly supervised churches, superintendents of dioceses, members of the Assembly, and committee members of Tenrikyo associations gathered in the Assembly Hall to attend the annual New Year’s meeting. To commence the meeting, Director-in-Chief of…
TENRIKYO: The Path to Joyousness
Tenrikyo came into existence a century and a half ago when the teachings of God were revealed through Miki Nakayama. She taught that the basic purpose of human existence is to live the Joyous Life and that the path to joyousness is a journey of understanding ourselves and of appreciating…
Aiden 合殿（教祖殿）
Connecting Hall 教祖殿は、畳数四四六・五畳の教祖殿、九六畳の合殿、そして四一四畳の御用場からなります。The Foundress’ Sanctuary consists of three parts: the Foundress’ Residence (with 446.5 tatami mats), the Connecting Hall (with 96 tatami mats), and the Foundress’ Hall (with 414 tatami mats). more examples 参拝後、一行は教祖殿合殿で順次着座し、挙式の開始を待った。After worshiping at the Main Sanctuary, they made their way to the Connecting Hall of the Foundress’…