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Insights into the Anecdotes: Zenzo Miyata (1855–1907), Anecdote 165 “Buy Dearly”
The Anecdote (Summary) In the summer of 1885 Zenzo Miyata was so moved by a talk at the Shinmei Fellowship that he became a Tenrikyo follower. Led by Seijiro Imagawa, he returned to Jiba soon thereafter and was granted an audience with Oyasama. Zenzo was then thirty-one years old and…
March 2023 Monthly Service
The March Monthly Service of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters was performed on the 26th in the Main Sanctuary, with Successor-Designate Daisuke Nakayama serving as chief officiant on behalf of the Shinbashira. In the Service prayer, Rev. Nakayama first expressed gratitude to God the Parent for guiding us toward a world filled…
Tenrikyo’s Way of Thinking and Living: Idea of Causality
In Christianity, people often speak of original sin. It is said that the sin of the first humans, Adam and Eve, who disobeyed God, is passed on to all their descendants and that humans will not be saved so long as they remain affected by its consequences. Presumably, it is…
February 2023 Monthly Service
The February Monthly Service of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters was performed on the 26th in the Main Sanctuary, with Successor-Designate Daisuke Nakayama serving as chief officiant on behalf of the Shinbashira. In the Service prayer, Rev. Nakayama first expressed gratitude to God the Parent for providing us with unchanging providence day…
Boys and Girls Association Activity Guidelines, Concrete Goals: 2023
The Boys and Girls Association leaders’ first meeting of the year was held on January 27 at Dining Hall 2 in the Home of the Parent and was attended by leaders from directly supervised churches and dioceses. This year’s guidelines for association activities are: “Let’s implement the teachings using Oyasama’s…
Young Men’s Association Activity Guideline 2023
On January 25, Tenrikyo Young Men’s Association held its monthly meeting at Yoki Hall. The meeting was attended by chapter chairmen from directly supervised churches and dioceses as well as members of the steering committee. This year, the association started to promote the new guideline “Purifying our minds each day.”…