The Anecdote Toward the middle of July 1863, when Yoshimatsu, the eldest son of Chusaku Tsuji, was four years old, his face became pale and he was in danger of death. Oryu, Chusaku’s mother, came to pray, carrying her sick grandchild on her back. Oyasama saw them and said:…
Blessed with pleasant weather at the Home of the Parent, the September Monthly Service of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters was performed on the 26th in the Main Sanctuary with the Shinbashira presiding as chief officiant. Touching upon the Seminar for Successors that has been held since late August this year, the…
Oyasama once told a follower: “Virtue is more deeply planted in the second generation than in the first one, and deeper still in the third than in the second. By becoming ever deeper, it will become virtue which lasts forever.” Anecdotes of Oyasama, no. 123 To you, who have just…
The Grand Service and the Monthly Service both take place in the Main Sanctuary, which comprises the Inner Sanctuary, which centers on Jiba, and four worship halls that surround it—the North, South, East, and West Worship Halls. The Service—whether it is the Grand Service or the Monthly Service—consists of two…
On September 1, the wedding ceremony of Successor-Designate Daisuke Nakayama, 26, and Nobue Kamikawa, 28, was duly conducted at the Foundress’ Sanctuary. Shortly after 9:30 a.m., about an hour before the wedding ceremony began, the bride and groom left the Chuch Headquarters Staff Quarters and proceeded to the Main Sanctuary…
The first session of the Seminar for Successors was held in Jiba, the Home of the Parent, between August 28 and 30 with an attendance of 1,114 men and women. […]