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Tenri Seminary Graduates 109 Students
Tenri Seminary, which nurtures human resources that will serve as the core for the future of the path, held its graduation ceremony on March 9 with the Shinbashira and Successor-Designate Daisuke Nakayama in attendance in East Right Wing 1 of the Oyasato-yakata building-complex. Tenri Seminary, since its establishment in 1900,…
Insights into the Anecdotes: Risaburo Yamamoto (1850–1895), Anecdote 33: “The Bridge Between Countries”
The Anecdote (Summary) Risaburo Yamamoto of Kashiwara Village, Kawachi Province (now part of Osaka Prefecture), injured his chest in a village sumo wrestling match in the autumn of 1870 at the age of twenty-one. For the next three years he was sick in bed. His condition became steadily worse…
March 2018 Monthly Service
Blessed with pleasant weather at the Home of the Parent, the March Monthly Service of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters was performed on the 26th in the Main Sanctuary with the Shinbashira presiding as chief officiant. In the Service prayer, the Shinbashira first expressed his gratitude for God’s guidance, which had enabled…
This Month’s Message: Strong Love
An early follower once heard Oyasama say: “Suppose that ninety-nine out of a hundred people are bad and that the one hundredth person is good. Is the bad stronger than the good or the good stronger than the bad? The good of one person is stronger.” “Masui Rin oboegaki” (Rin…
Mind and Body: a Revised Translation
A booklet entitled Mind and Body—published earlier this month by Tenrikyo Doyusha Publishing Company—presents a revised English translation of Kashimono Karimono, which was originally written in Japanese by Yoshikazu Nakayama and published in 1975 by Tenrikyo Doyusha. The author’s introduction says: One of the most important teachings of Tenrikyo is…
59 Students Graduate from Tenrikyo Language Institute
Tenrikyo Language Institute (TLI) held its 24th graduation ceremony on March 8th in honor of 59 graduates […]