Today's Verse
When understanding comes to all of you, Tsukihi will assuredly save you. (XI:14-15)
Tenrikyo Hinokishin Day: Followers Engage in Hinokishin Around the World
This year’s Tenrikyo Hinokishin Day was observed on Sunday, May 14, at nearly 1,800 locations in Japan and other countries. Selfless and thankful action, known as hinokishin, is performed by followers of the path day after day whereby their joy at being alive is expressed through their actions. The significance…
May Monthly Service Performed
The May Monthly Service was performed in the Main Sanctuary of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters on the 26th with the Shinbashira presiding. It was fine weather that day, with refreshing winds of early summer. In the prayer preceding the performance of the Service, the Shinbashira said: “All of us—Service performers, church…
Tenrikyo UK Centre Opened i n London
A ceremony was held on May 7 to mark the official opening of Tenrikyo UK Centre, located in Wembley, a London suburb. Attending the ceremony were about 50 people, including Overseas Department Head Yoshikazu Terada and Europe Centre Head Noriaki Nagao. The ceremony commenced with the seated service, followed by…
April Monthly Service Performed
On April 26, the April Monthly Service was solemnly conducted at Tenrikyo Church Headquarters with the Shinbashira presiding as chief officiant. The Service was attended by a great number of followers, including many who had returned to Jiba from overseas to participate in the Oyasama Birth Celebration Service and the…
Women’s Association Organize s Events to Commemorate Its 90th Anniversary
On the eve of the Women’s Association Convention— which is to say, April 18, which marked Oyasama’s 202nd birthday—the association organized a nighttime illuminated parade to commemorate its 90th anniversary. Featuring dancers, marching bands, and decorated floats and involving 5,000 participants altogether, the colorful parade heightened the festive mood and…
Tenri France-Japan Cultural Association Relocated
Tenri France-Japan Cultural Association recently moved to a new office, and a ceremony to mark its opening was held on April 7 with the presence of Rev. Masahiko Iburi, Director-in-Chief of Administrative Affairs of Tenrikyo. Approximately 270 guests were also present at the ceremony. They included representatives from the Japanese…